ivorine

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of man-made imitation ivory. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of ivory. obsolete
  2. Resembling ivory; white, smooth. literary
    — All Van saw there of his new Ada were her ivorine thighs and haunches, and the very first time he clasped them she bade him, in the midst of his vigorous joy, to glance across her shoulder over the window ledge [...].

词形变化

more ivorine comparative most ivorine superlative ivorines plural

词源

词源 1
From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.
词源 2
From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.
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