ivories

1. Piano keys. (The white keys of a piano were formerly made of ivory.) My father used to love tickling the ivories after dinner. My friends asked if I would tickle the ivories at their wedding reception.

2. slang The teeth. You better go get your ivories checked out by a dentist if they're causing you that much pain.

3. Dice. It's my turn, so pass me the ivories.

ivories

(ˈɑɪvriz)

1. n. the teeth. (see also China.) I gotta go brush my ivories.

2. n. piano keys. (From when piano keys were made from real elephant ivory.) She can really bang those ivories.

3. n. dice. Hand me those ivories. The baby needs shoes!

See also: ivory

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

tickle the ivories
tickle the ivory/ivories
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father
Charles
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
the eighty-eight
tickle (one) to death
tickle to death
tickle (one) to pieces
tickle the dragon's tail

References in periodicals archive

Museums are vital to this discussion, too: in the current climate it is not inconceivable that their holdings of historic ivories will come in for criticism.

Ivory matters

He added that the highlight of the celebration of June as an Environment Month will mark the Philippines' campaign to raise regional awareness against illegal trade of ivories.

Philippines to destroy 5 tonnes of ivory tusks

She said the haul will be crushed using a road roller and burned in front of anti-ivory trade advocates next week as the country works to shed its image as a major transport hub for illegal ivories.

It cited the Philippines as among nine countries considered as "priority concerns" because they were used as a smuggling hub for illegal ivories, Lim said.

Philippines to destroy 5 tons of ivory tusks

'Most of the old ivories are heirlooms,'" Lina said.

"Collectors and dealers share photographs of their ivories on Flickr and Facebook.

PH in illegal ivory trade

词组	ivories
释义	ivories ivories 1. Piano keys. (The white keys of a piano were formerly made of ivory.) My father used to love tickling the ivories after dinner. My friends asked if I would tickle the ivories at their wedding reception. 2. slang The teeth. You better go get your ivories checked out by a dentist if they're causing you that much pain. 3. Dice. It's my turn, so pass me the ivories. See also: ivory Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ivories (ˈɑɪvriz) 1. n. the teeth. (see also China.) I gotta go brush my ivories. 2. n. piano keys. (From when piano keys were made from real elephant ivory.) She can really bang those ivories. 3. n. dice. Hand me those ivories. The baby needs shoes! See also: ivory McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: tickle the ivories tickle the ivory/ivories Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father Charles Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle the eighty-eight tickle (one) to death tickle to death tickle (one) to pieces tickle the dragon's tail References in periodicals archive Museums are vital to this discussion, too: in the current climate it is not inconceivable that their holdings of historic ivories will come in for criticism. Ivory matters He added that the highlight of the celebration of June as an Environment Month will mark the Philippines' campaign to raise regional awareness against illegal trade of ivories. Philippines to destroy 5 tonnes of ivory tusks She said the haul will be crushed using a road roller and burned in front of anti-ivory trade advocates next week as the country works to shed its image as a major transport hub for illegal ivories. It cited the Philippines as among nine countries considered as "priority concerns" because they were used as a smuggling hub for illegal ivories, Lim said. Philippines to destroy 5 tons of ivory tusks 'Most of the old ivories are heirlooms,'" Lina said. "Collectors and dealers share photographs of their ivories on Flickr and Facebook. PH in illegal ivory trade
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