Ivory vs. Linen

Ivorynoun

(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

Ivorynoun

A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.

Ivorynoun

Something made from or resembling ivory.

Ivorynoun

(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.

Ivorynoun

(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.

Ivorynoun

(slang) A white person.

Ivoryadjective

Made of ivory.

Ivoryadjective

Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

Ivorynoun

The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility.

Ivorynoun

The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.

Ivorynoun

Any carving executed in ivory.

Ivorynoun

Teeth; as, to show one's ivories.

Ivorynoun

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

Ivorynoun

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Ivorynoun

a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles

Ivorynoun

an object made of ivory.

Ivorynoun

the keys of a piano

Ivorynoun

a person's teeth.

Ivorynoun

the creamy-white colour of ivory

Ivory

Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin.

Linennoun

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

Linennoun

(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.

Linennoun

A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

Linenadjective

Made from linen cloth or thread.

Linenadjective

Having the colour linen, light beige.

Linenadjective

Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

Linenadjective

Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

Linennoun

Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; - used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens

Linennoun

Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.

Linennoun

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

Linennoun

a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

Linennoun

white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

Linennoun

cloth woven from flax

Linennoun

articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen

Linen

Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong, absorbent, and dries faster than cotton.