ivorine — ozdic

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adj

1

Made of ivory.

2

Resembling ivory; white, smooth.

All Van saw there of his new Ada were her ivorine thighs and haunches, and the very first time he clasped them she bade him, in the midst of his vigorous joy, to glance across her shoulder over the window ledge [...].

noun

1

A type of man-made imitation ivory.

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All Van saw there of his new Ada were her ivorine thighs and haunches, and the very first time he clasped them she bade him, in the midst of his vigorous joy, to glance across her shoulder over the wi

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