Definition: ivory

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

ivory
     n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of
          the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: tusk]
     2: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: bone, pearl,
         off-white]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Ivory \I"vo*ry\, n.; pl. Ivories. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr.
   L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr.
   ibha elephant. Cf. Eburnean.]

Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary 

Ivory
   (Heb. pl. shenhabbim, the "tusks of elephants") was early used
   in decorations by the Egyptians, and a great trade in it was
   carried on by the Assyrians (Ezek. 27:6; Rev. 18:12). It was
   used by the Phoenicians to ornament the box-wood rowing-benches
   of their galleys, and Hiram's skilled workmen made Solomon's
   throne of ivory (1 Kings 10:18). It was brought by the caravans
   of Dedan (Isa. 21:13), and from the East Indies by the navy of
   Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22). Many specimens of ancient Egyptian and
   Assyrian ivory-work have been preserved. The word _habbim_ is
   derived from the Sanscrit _ibhas_, meaning "elephant," preceded
   by the Hebrew article (ha); and hence it is argued that Ophir,
   from which it and the other articles mentioned in 1 Kings 10:22
   were brought, was in India.