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English
Noun
yvory (uncountable)
- Obsolete spelling of ivory.
Middle English
- ivorie, yvor, yvore, ivery, yvery, yvori, ivory, yvoyre, evurye, evyry, yvorie, yver, evour, yverie, ywory
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman ivurie, from Latin eboreus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːvɔˈriː(ə)/, /iːvəˈriː(ə)/, /iːˈvɛːr(ə)/, /ˈiːvər/, /iːvui̯ˈriː(ə)/, /ɛvɔrˈiː(ə)/, /ɛvˈɔːr(ə)/, /ɛvˈuːr(ə)/
Noun
yvory
- ivory
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Adjective
yvory
- Made of ivory
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