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ivory

Definition:

(nou) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses (nou) a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈaɪvəri

Examples:

The elephant ivory is expensive.

The ivory at the palace was seized.

Academic insularity is sometimes referred to as the ivory tower.

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