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Candlelight vs Ivory - What's the difference?

candlelight | ivory |

As nouns the difference between candlelight and ivory

is that candlelight is the light emitted by a candle while ivory is (uncountable) the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

As an adjective ivory is

made of ivory.

candlelight

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The light emitted by a candle

    • See also

    * candlelit

    ivory

    English

    (wikipedia ivory)

    Noun

  • (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.

    • See also

    * Galalith

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of ivory.
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  • Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

    • Derived terms

    * ivory tower * ivory black * Ivory Coast * ivory gull * ivory nut * ivory palm * ivory-billed woodpecker * ivory-nut palm * ivory shell * ivory-white * vegetable ivory

    Related terms

    * chryselephantine * eburnation

    See also

    * odontolite * scrimshaw * whalebone *