1. A hard smooth material coloured dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants, walruses and similar animals
   "The antique chess set was carved from ivory";
   - tusk
    
2. A shade of white the colour of bleached bones
   "They chose an ivory colour for the living room walls to create a warm, inviting atmosphere";
   - bone, pearl, off-white

Derived forms: ivories

Type of: dentin [N. Amer], dentine, white, whiteness

Part of: tusk

Encyclopedia: Ivory, Jura