Ivory (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview
The word
ivory
can mean:
Ivory
is a hard, white, organic substance that is the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the
elephant
,
hippopotamus
,
walrus
,
mammoth
, etc.
Côte d'Ivoire
(
Ivory Coast
): A nation on the western coast of the
African
continent.
"
Ebony And Ivory
": A
1982
pop song duet by
Paul McCartney
and
Stevie Wonder
, written about race relations.
Ivory-billed woodpecker
(
Campephilus principalis
): A member of the
woodpecker
family and is an
endangered spieces
.
Ivory Soap
: A popular
Procter & Gamble
brand of bar
soap
, famous for its
slogan
"99 44/100 % pure."
Ivory tower
: a term for
academic elitism
.
Sir James Ivory
: 19th century
mathematician
from
Scotland
James Ivory
: Director and co-founder of
Merchant Ivory Productions
, a film company best known for its period costume dramas.
Judith Ivory: Best-selling
author
of pulp
romance novels
.
Ivory Joe Hunter:
Blues
musician and
rock and roll
pioneer.
"Ivory"
: Stage name for
World Wrestling Entertainment
performer
Lisa Moretti
.
Keenen Ivory Wayans
:
American
comedian
and
actor
.
"Tickling the ivories"
: A
colloquialism
for playing the
piano
.
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