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)