English-Thai Dictionary

ivory

N งาช้าง  สิ่ง ที่ ทำ จาก งาช้าง  งา สัตว์  ลูกเต๋า 

 

ivory tower

SL หอคอย งาช้าง (สถานที่ สมมุติ ใช้กับ ทาง การศึกษา  hor-koi-ngar-chang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IVORY

n.[L. ebur.] The tusk of an elephant, a hard, solid substance, of a fine white color. This tooth is sometimes six or seven feet in length, hollow from the base to a certain highth, and filled with a compact medullary substance, seeming to contain a great number of glands. The ivory of Ceylon and Achem does not become yellow in wearing, and hence is preferred to that of Guinea.

 

IVORY

a.Consisting of ivory; as an ivory comb.

 

IVORY-BLACK

n.A fine kind of soft blacking.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IVORY

I "vo *ry, n.; pl. Ivories. Etym: [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. Eburnean. ]

 

1. The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility.

 

Note: Ivory is the name commercially given not only to the substance constituting the tusks of the elephant, but also to that of the tusks of the hippopotamus and walrus, the hornlike tusk of the narwhal, etc.

 

2. The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.

 

3. Any carving executed in ivory. Mollett.

 

4. pl.

 

Defn: Teeth; as, to show one's ivories. [Slang ] Ivory black. See under Black, n. -- Ivory gull (Zoöl.), a white Arctic gull (Larus eburneus ). -- Ivory nut (Bot. ), the nut of a species of palm, the Phytephas macroarpa, often as large as a hen's egg. When young the seed contains a fluid, which gradually hardness into a whitish, close- grained, albuminous substance, resembling the finest ivory in texture and color, whence it is called vegetable ivory. It is wrought into various articles, as buttons, chessmen, etc. The palm is found in New Grenada. A smaller kind is the fruit of the Phytephas microarpa. The nuts are known in commerce as Corosso nuts. -- Ivory palm (Bot. ), the palm tree which produces ivory nuts. -- Ivory shell (Zoöl.), any species of Eburna, a genus of marine gastropod shells, having a smooth surface, usually white with red or brown spots. -- Vegetable ivory, the meat of the ivory nut. See Ivory nut (above ).

 

IVORY-BILL

IVORY-BILL I "vo *ry-bill `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis ), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.

 

IVORYTYPE

IVORYTYPE I "vo *ry *type `, n. (photog. )

 

Defn: A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; -- called also hellenotype. Knight.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ivory

i vo ry |ˈīv (ə )rē ˈaɪv (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. ivories ) 1 a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (esp. formerly ) used to make ornaments and other articles: [ as modifier ] : a knife with an ivory handle. • an object made of ivory. • (the ivories ) informal the keys of a piano. • (ivories ) informal a person's teeth. 2 a creamy-white color. DERIVATIVES i vo ried |-rēd |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French ivurie, based on Latin ebur.

 

Ivory, James

I vo ry, James |ˈīvərē ˈaɪvəri | (1928 –), US movie director. He made a number of movies in partnership with producer Ismail Merchant, including Heat and Dust (1983 ), A Room with a View (1985 ), Howards End (1992 ), and The Remains of the Day (1993 ).

 

ivory black

i vo ry black ▶noun a black carbon pigment made from charred ivory or (now usually ) bone, used in drawing and painting.

 

Ivory Coast

I vo ry Coast |aɪvəriˈkoʊst | see Côte d'Ivoire.

 

ivory nut

i vo ry nut ▶noun the seed of a tropical American palm, which, when hardened, is a source of vegetable ivory. Also called tagua nut. [The palm is Phytelephas macrocarpa, family Palmae. ]

 

ivory tower

i vo ry tow er |ˈˌaɪv (ə )ri ˈˌtaʊ (ə )r | ▶noun a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world: the ivory tower of academia. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: translating French tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve (1804 –69 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ivory

ivory |ˈʌɪv (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. ivories ) [ mass noun ] 1 a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly ) used to make ornaments and other articles. • [ count noun ] an object made of ivory. • (the ivories ) informal the keys of a piano: Derek tinkled the ivories for us. • (ivories ) informal a person's teeth. 2 the creamy-white colour of ivory: [ as modifier ] : an ivory silk blouse. DERIVATIVES ivoried adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French ivurie, based on Latin ebur.

 

Ivory, James

Ivory |ˈʌɪvəri | (b.1928 ), American film director. He has made a number of films in partnership with the producer Ismail Merchant, including Heat and Dust (1983 ) and Howard's End (1992 ).

 

ivory black

ivory black ▶noun [ mass noun ] a black carbon pigment made from charred ivory or (now usually ) bone, used in drawing and painting.

 

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast another name for Côte d'Ivoire.

 

ivory nut

ivory nut ▶noun the seed of a tropical American palm, which, when hardened, is a source of vegetable ivory. Also called tagua nut. ●The palm is Phytelephas macrocarpa, family Palmae.

 

ivory tower

ivory tower ▶noun a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world: the ivory tower of academia. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: translating French tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ivory

i vo ry /áɪv (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ries /-z /1 U 象牙 （ぞうげ ）, 象牙質 ;C (ゾウ カバ セイウチなどの )牙 （きば ）(→tusk )▸ a world-wide ivory trade ban 象牙取引に関する世界規模の禁止 2 U 象牙色 .3 C ｟俗 ｠〖しばしば -ries 〗(人 動物の彫像などの )象牙製品 ; ビリヤードの球 ; さいころ ;｟くだけて ｠〖the -ries 〗ピアノの鍵 （けん ）; ｟米俗 おどけて ｠〖通例 -ries 〗(人の )歯 (teeth ).4 〖形容詞的に 〗象牙 (製 )の, 象牙色の .t ì ckle the í vories ｟やや古 ｠ピアノを弾く .～̀ bl á ck アイボリーブラック 〘象牙 骨を焼いて作る黒色顔料 〙.Ì - C ó ast 〖しばしばthe ～〗コートジボワール, 象牙海岸 〘西アフリカの共和国; 正式名Côte d'Ivoire; 首都Yamoussoukro 〙.～̀ g á te 〘ギ神 〙象牙の門 〘真の夢と偽りの夢のそれぞれが通って出てくる門 〙.～́ n ù t ゾウゲヤシの実 .～̀ t ó wer ｟非難して ｠象牙の塔 〘社会から隔絶され現実的 俗世間的な事を理解できない所 [状態 ]〙.