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3 definitions found 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ivory n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: {tusk}] 2: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: {bone}, {pearl}, {off-white}] 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.
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