Eburnean

Eburnean
Eburnean E*bur"ne*an, a. [L. eburneus, fr. ebur ivory. See {Ivory}.] Made of or relating to ivory. [1913 Webster]

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  • eburnean — adjective a) made of ivory b) white as ivory …   Wiktionary

  • eburnean — of or like ivory; ivory coloured Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • eburnean — ebur·ne·an …   English syllables

  • eburnean — /əˈbɜniən/ (say uh berneeuhn) adjective of or like ivory. {Latin eburneus of ivory + an} …  

  • eburnean —   a. like, pertaining to or made of ivory.    ♦ eburnated, a. like ivory.    ♦ eburnation, n. disease in which cartilage or bone becomes very hard and dense like ivory …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • Ivories — Ivory I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ivory — I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance constituting …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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