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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

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Museums are vital to this discussion, too: in the current climate it is not inconceivable that their holdings of historic ivories will come in for criticism.

Ivory matters

He added that the highlight of the celebration of June as an Environment Month will mark the Philippines' campaign to raise regional awareness against illegal trade of ivories.

Philippines to destroy 5 tonnes of ivory tusks

She said the haul will be crushed using a road roller and burned in front of anti-ivory trade advocates next week as the country works to shed its image as a major transport hub for illegal ivories.

It cited the Philippines as among nine countries considered as "priority concerns" because they were used as a smuggling hub for illegal ivories, Lim said.

Philippines to destroy 5 tons of ivory tusks

'Most of the old ivories are heirlooms,'" Lina said.

"Collectors and dealers share photographs of their ivories on Flickr and Facebook.