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ivory this hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, was formerly used to make ornaments and other articles.
ivory gate in classical belief, the gate through which false dreams pass; in Virgil's
Aeneid, it is said that the spirits of the dead send false dreams to humankind through the ivory gate, and true dreams through the
gate of horn.
ivory tower a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world; the term is recorded from the early 20th century, translating French
tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve (1804–69).
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Ivory Kicks Off Nationwide Search for the Next Ivory Family With 2006 Tournament of Roses Parade Float.
PR Newswire; 1/2/2006; 700+ words
; Ivory's 'Generations of Good, Clean Fun' Float Introduces New Ivory Lavender Bar and Body Wash to America and Asks: 'Are You the Next Ivory Family?' CINCINNATI, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivory, the "trusted family soap" for more than...
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Ivory carvers mutter t(u)sk, t(u)sk
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 2/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...easy to locate the once-booming Beijing Ivory Carving Factory. Its gate now is only...courtyards for its daily business. "Is the ivory carving factory still in operation? I...neighbours, even officially-approved ivory-carving sellers also believe the factory...
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Ivory Homes is the only homebuilder to dominate in a top 50 market
Magazine article from: The Enterprise; 9/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; For the past 15 years Ivory Homes has not only been the top homebuilder...s list of local homebuilder leaders, Ivory Homes is the only homebuilder to top the...in their market every year except for Ivory Homes in Utah. "It's rare that a homebuilder...
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Ivory Coast Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020.
M2 Presswire; 5/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-8 May 2009-Research and Markets: Ivory Coast Oil Markets Investment Opportunities...researchandmarkets.com/research/35c677/ivory_coast_oil_ma) has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Ivory Coast Oil Markets Investment Opportunities...
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Ivory: what is and isn't legal to buy and sell.(GEMS)
Magazine article from: Jewelers Circular Keystone; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...alleged sales of illegal ivories. Mann supplied JCK with a sampling of various ivory laws, recently included...the origin of illegal ivory. This new genetic technique...origin of a specific ivory shipment with an accuracy...For more information on ivories, contact Bobby Mann...
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Ivory Software Prepares for U.S. Expansion by Contracting with TNS for Hosting Services.
Business Wire; 6/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...Unique Needs of the Financial Services Industry Ivory Software Systems Ltd. and Transaction Network...industry, today announced that TNS will provide Ivory with new hosting services to complement Ivory's existing TNS Secure Trading Extranet connection...
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Ivory poaching at critical levels: Elephants on path to extinction by 2020?
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News; 8/18/2008; 700+ words
; ...elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989. But the public...death rate that led to the international ivory trade ban nearly 20 years ago, said Samuel...
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Ivory Coast warplanes kill nine French, one American in attack, violence targeting French erupts
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Worldstream 11-07-2004 Dateline: ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast French troops clashed with soldiers and angry mobs after Ivory Coast warplanes killed at least nine French...destroying what it said was the entire Ivory Coast air force _ two Russian-made Sukhoi...
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Ivory Tower.
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/30/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...appointed sets that are synonymous with Merchant-Ivory films, James Ivory's 57th Street office is a hodgepodge of random keepsakes...and a framed sketch of a tree that reads "Merchant Ivory, We Are Proud of Our Roots." It's the kind of...
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Ivory production & consumption in Ghana in the early second millennium AD.(Research)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...scene of the infamous Atlantic trade in ivory and slaves. The authors' researches...procurement, manufacture and trade in ivory with neighbours across the Sahara Keywords: West Africa, Saharan trade, ivory Introduction Ivory is a raw material...
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ivory
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ivory type of dentin present only in the tusks of the elephant . Ivory historically has been obtained mainly from Africa, where...are in Asia, the second major source, and much dead ivory was taken from remains of extinct mammoths found in Canada...
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Ivory, James
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
IVORY, James Nationality: American. Born: Berkeley...Career: Founder and partner, Merchant-Ivory Productions, New York, 1961; directed...Award, 1995. Address: c/o Merchant-Ivory Productions, Ltd., 250 W. 57th St...
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James Ivory
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
James Ivory American director James Ivory (born 1928) has become known for his unrivaled screen adaptations...Ismail Merchant, in their independent film company, Merchant Ivory Productions. Seemingly destined for a career somewhere in the...
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Ivory Coast
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) area...extension of the Guinea Highlands. Climate Ivory Coast has a hot and humid tropical climate...back to the late 15th century, and trade in ivory and slaves soon became important. French...
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Hunter, Ivory Joe
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ivory Joe Hunter Singer, songwriter, pianist Today, Ivory Joe Hunter is best known for his two most enduring compositions...roll. By all accounts, Hunter was actually christened Ivory Joe by his father, Dave Hunter, a small time musician...
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