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ivorine en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/ (UK)

Etymology

From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Made of ivory.
  2. (literary) Resembling ivory; white, smooth.
    • All Van saw there of his new Ada were her ivorine thighs and haunches, and the very first time he clasped them she bade him, in the midst of his vigorous joy, to glance across her shoulder over the window ledge [...]. 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 162:

Forms

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most ivorine Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ivorine Degree=Cmp lexicographic

ivorine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/ (UK)

Etymology

From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A type of man-made imitation ivory.

Forms

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ivorines Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

ga eabhairín (a type of man-made imitation ivory)