Ivory

Ivory

1. A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses. Elephant ivory has been banned to preserve the elephant population.
2. A shade of white; the color of bleached bones. We painted our kitchen ivory.
3. Music. Piano keys. He was good at playing on the ivory.

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Shown are elephant tusks, source of much ivory