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ivory

/ˈaɪv(ə)ɹi/ adjetivo C2

En español: de marfil, ebúrneo

  1. Made of ivory.
  2. Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
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Rikki, the valiant, the true, Tikki, with eyeballs of flame, Rikk-tikki-tikki, the ivory-fanged, the hunter with eyeballs of flame!
The Jungle Book, p. 85 · B2
The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope’s ‘Homer,’ two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 31 · B2
His face was as set as if it had been carved out of old ivory, and his eyes, which had glanced for a moment at father and child, were now fixed with eager curiosity upon something at the other side of the room.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 65 · B2
“What, is it you, Edmond, back again?” said he, with a broad Marseillaise accent, and a grin that displayed his ivory-white teeth.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 15 · C1

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