Ivory vs Beige - What's the difference?
ivory | beige |
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.
Something made from or resembling ivory.
(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
(slang) A white person.
Made of ivory.
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, title= Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods
Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
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As nouns the difference between ivory and beige
is that ivory is the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals while beige is a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.As adjectives the difference between ivory and beige
is that ivory is made of ivory while beige is having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.ivory
English
(wikipedia ivory)Noun
See also
* GalalithAdjective
(-)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.}}