Ivory

Ivory


i-vo-ry / ˈīv(ə)rē/


Adjective/Noun


 1. a creamy-white color


"Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made."

Langston Hughes (1901-1967)

2. hard, white substance taken from the tusks of elephants

"The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold."

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

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