<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>A hard, white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc.</li><li>This substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make carvings, billiard balls, etc.</li><li>Some substance resembling this.</li><li>An article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball.</li><li>A tusk, as of an elephant.</li><li>Dentin of any kind.</li><li>Slang: A tooth, or the teeth.</li><li>Slang: The keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument.</li><li>Dice.</li><li>Also called vegetable ivory: The hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used for ornamental purposes, for buttons, etc.</li><li>A creamy or yellowish white.</li><li>A smooth paper finish produced by coating with beeswax before calendering.</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Consisting of or made of ivory.</li><li>Of the color ivory.</li></ul>