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ivoor n (plural ivoren, diminutive ivoortje n)

Moorish ivory pyxis, 968 C.E. (Louvre)
  1. ivory, a hard natural material from elephant tusks and some other mammals' teeth
  2. an ivory artifact

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  • Papiamentu: ivor, ivoor

References

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  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]