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ivoire
ivoire
Old French
Noun
ivoire m (oblique plural ivoires, nominative singular ivoires, nominative plural ivoire)
- ivory
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
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ne diroit mie que li dant
ne fussent d'ivoire ou d'argent- you wouldn't say that the teeth are made of ivory or of silver
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ne diroit mie que li dant
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