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The ivory gull (Larus eburneus).
n. sing. & pl.
Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance.
n.
A composition resembling ivory in appearance and used as a substitute for it.
n.
See Ivorytype.
a.
A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
n.
Teeth; as, to show one's ivories.
v. t.
To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
n.
A Central American name for the ivory nut.
pl.
of Ivory
v. t.
To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
n.
One of a number of small pieces or pegs of wood, ivory, bone, or other material, for playing a game, or for counting the score in a game, as in cribbage. In the plural (spilikins
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A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
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An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath.
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Any carving executed in ivory.
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A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse.
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A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes.
v. i.
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well.
n.
A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted.
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A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.
v. t.
To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.
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