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ivories

(ˈɑɪvriz)

1. n. the teeth. (see also China.) I gotta go brush my ivories.

2. n. piano keys. (From when piano keys were made from real elephant ivory.) She can really bang those ivories.

3. n. dice. Hand me those ivories. The baby needs shoes!

See also: ivory