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2. Noun. (plurale tantum) The keys of a piano. ¹

3. Noun. (plurale tantum) The teeth. ¹

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Definition of Ivories

1. ivory [n] - See also: ivory

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ivories

Literary usage of Ivories

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Historic Ornament, Treating Upon the Evolution, Tradition, and by Richard Glazier (1906)
"Of pictorial ivories the modern Japanese craftsmen show the highest technical skill, combined with a keen perception of nature and movement, ..."

2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Promptly Murat placed by the side of Halsey's chips a column of ivories twice as high. It was a raise and up to the limit.—Bird o' Freedom. ever, ..."

3. The Ivory Workers of the Middle Ages by Anna Maria Elizabeth Cust (1902)
"AND BYZANTINE ivories I. LATIN, LATINO-BYZANTINE AND THE EARLY BYZANTINE ivories AT the end of the last chapter it was shown how the Church had preserved a ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"(For the details of Christian iconography see the articles, DIPTYCHS; ivories; METAL-WORK; MOSAICS; PAINTING; RELIQUARIES; SCULPTURE; WINDOWS; ..."

5. Apollo: An Illustrated Manual of the History of Art Throughout the Ages by Salomon Reinach (1907)
"St. Sophia at Constantinople.—The Iconoclasts.—The Byzantine Renaissance.—Byzantine ivories, Enamels, Miniatures, and Metal-work.—The Decline of Byzantine ..."

6. A Desk-book of Errors in English, Including Notes on Colloquialisms and by Frank H. Vizetelly (1920)
"... stumbling-blocks of inexperienced or careless writers. ivories : A slang ... tickle the ivories, a coarse way of expressing ability to play the piano. ..."

7. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"... and it is curious to compare them with the rude forms of those in the north of Italy, and still more with those on the other side of the Alps. ivories. ..."

8. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"... and it is curious to compare them with the rude forms of those in the north of Italy, and still more with those on the other side of the Alps. ivories. ..."

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