ivory : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ivory	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ivory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ivory n a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses Synonym(s): ivory, tusk a shade of white the color of bleached bones Synonym(s): bone, ivory, pearl, off-white
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ivory \I"vo*ry\, n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ivory (Heb. pl. shenhabbim, the "tusks of elephants") was early used in decorations by the Egyptians, and a great trade in it was carried on by the Assyrians (Ezek. 27:6; Rev. 18:12). It was used by the Phoenicians to ornament the box-wood rowing-benches of their galleys, and Hiram's skilled workmen made Solomon's throne of ivory (1 Kings 10:18). It was brought by the caravans of Dedan (Isa. 21:13), and from the East Indies by the navy of Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22). Many specimens of ancient Egyptian and Assyrian ivory-work have been preserved. The word _habbim_ is derived from the Sanscrit _ibhas_, meaning "elephant," preceded by the Hebrew article (ha); and hence it is argued that Ophir, from which it and the other articles mentioned in 1 Kings 10:22 were brought, was in India.