ivoire
French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French, from Latin eboreum, from ebur, eboris.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editivoire m (plural ivoires)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ivoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
editNoun
editivoire oblique singular, m (oblique plural ivoires, nominative singular ivoires, nominative plural ivoire)
- ivory
- c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- ne diroit mie que li dant
ne fussent d'ivoire ou d'argent- you wouldn't say that the teeth are made of ivory or of silver
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