ivorylike en · ADJ
Etymology
From ivory + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling ivory.
The waxen pallor of her face was almost spiritual in its ivorylike purity though her rosebud mouth was a genuine Cupid's bow, Greekly perfect.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ivorylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ivorylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |