Etymology

ivorine

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Today it means: Made of ivory. Full definition →

Old French ivorin
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  1. Old French · derived fromivorin
  2. English todayivorine

From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.

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