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Meaning of "ivory black" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IVORY BLACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IVORY BLACK

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Ivory black is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IVORY BLACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ivory black

Bone char

Bone char is a porous, black, granular material produced by charring animal bones. Its composition varies depending on how it's made, however it consists mainly of tricalcium phosphate 57-80%, calcium carbonate 6-10% and activated carbon 7-10%. It is primarily used for filtration and decolourisation.

Definition of ivory black in the English dictionary

The definition of ivory black in the dictionary is a black pigment obtained by grinding charred scraps of ivory in oil.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IVORY BLACK

ivermectin
Ives
IVF
ivied
ivies
Iviza
Ivorian
ivories
ivorist
ivory
Ivory Coast
ivory gull
ivory nut
ivory palm
ivory tower
ivory trade
ivory-like
ivory-towered
ivorybill
ivorywood

WORDS THAT END LIKE IVORY BLACK

antiblack
black
black-on-black
blue-black
boneblack
bootblack
carbon black
coal-black
eyeblack
gas black
in the black
jet black
lack
lampblack
nonblack
pitch-black
platinum black
pollack
shoeblack
slack

Synonyms and antonyms of ivory black in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ivory black» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IVORY BLACK

Find out the translation of ivory black to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ivory black from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ivory black» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

象牙黑色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

negro de marfil
570 millions of speakers

English

ivory black
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आइवरी काला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسود العاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слоновая кость черный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preto Marfim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইভরি কালো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noir d´ivoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hitam gading
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elfenbeinschwarz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アイボリーブラック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아이보리 블랙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ireng ivory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngà voi màu đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்தம் கருப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयव्हरी काळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fildişi siyah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nero avorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kość słoniowa czarny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слонова кістка чорний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fildeș negru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεφαντόδοντο μαύρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ivoor swart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elfenben svart
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elfenben svart
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ivory black

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IVORY BLACK»

The term «ivory black» is regularly used and occupies the 104.398 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ivory black

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IVORY BLACK»

Discover the use of ivory black in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ivory black and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Negro Marfil / Ivory Black
" NEGRO MARFIL / IVORY BLACK, Myriam Moscona's first book translated into English, is a book-length experiment in inversions: at times the text can be read from left to right or vice versa, the poems reverberate from top to bottom or the ...
Myriam Moscona, 2011
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... packaged or canned. black ivory ivory black black ivory - (hist.) Black African slaves viewed as a commodity: Help them to make money otherwise than by dealing in black ivory, and we shall see the slave trade extirpated. ivory black - a black ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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A Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts
Lay it on the harness with a sponge, and polish off with a brush. BLACKING, (for Boots and Shoes.) I. (Liquid.) Prep. a. Ivory-black, in fine powder, 1 lb. ; treacle } lb. ; sweet oil 2 oz. ; beer and vinegar, of each, 1 pint Proc. Rub together the first ...
Arnold James Cooley, 1846
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A Cyclopaedia of six thousand practical receipts
Lay it on the harness with a sponge, and polish off with a brush. BLACKING, (for Boots and Shoes.) I. (Liquid.) Prep. a. Ivory-black, in line powder, 1 lb. ; treacle f lb. ; sweet oil 2 oz. ; beer and vinegar, of each, 1 pint. Proc. Rub together the first  ...
Arnold James Cooley, 1851
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The Book of Useful Knowledge: A Cyclopaedia of Six Thousand ...
Ivory-black and treacle, of each 1 1b.; sweet oil and oil of vitriol, of each § lb. Proc . Mix the first three as before, then gradually add the vitriol, diluted with thrice its weight of water ; mix well, and let it stand for 3 hours, when it may be reduced to ...
Arnold James Cooley, 1851
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Pigment Compendium
Quercitron; Rhamnus; Weld; Dutch pink; English pink; Giallo santo Heaton (1928) 382; Merrifield (1849) clxiv; Salter (1869) 100 IVORY White Common generic composite See: ivory black. IVORY BLACK Black Synonym, variant or common ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary and Optical Microscopy of ...
Quercitron; Rhamnus; Weld; Dutch pink; English pink; Giallo santo Heaton (1928) 382; Merrifield (1849) clxiv; Salter (1869) 100 IVORY White Common generic composite See: ivory black. IVORY BLACK Black Synonym, variant or common ...
Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments
Quercitron; Rhamnus; Weld; Dutch pink; English pink; Giallo santo Heaton (1928) 382; Merrifield (1849) clxiv; Salter (1869) 100 IVORY White Common generic composite See: ivory black. IVORY BLACK Black Synonym, variant or common ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2007
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The Female's Friend, and General Domestic Adviser: Including ...
Those who are desirous of having genuine ivory black, may prepare it themselves to perfection, by the following process : — Soak chips, plates, or shavings of ivory in hot linseed oil, or if ivory filings are more easily to be procured, they may be ...
Robert Huish, 1837
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The Female's Friend
Both the coal of ivory and of bone are formed into ivory black, by giving them a great heat, all access of air to thcm- being previously excluded. This black, when pure, and prepared from ivory, is of a full clear black, and would be the most useful ...
R. Huish, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IVORY BLACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ivory black is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genetic Maps Help Shut Down Ivory Black Market
Ivory is a valuable commodity on the black market, encouraging the killing of elephants for their tusks. Poaching has many costs to local ... «SciDev.Net, Jul 15»
2
Genetic maps target ivory black market
Ivory is a valuable commodity on the black market, encouraging the killing of elephants for their tusks. Poaching has many costs to local ... «SciDev.Net, Jun 15»
3
Art Corner: Paint a scene depicting time with family around a body of …
In pigment, they have names such as ivory black, titanium white in oils; in oil pastel and in dry pastels, similar names with large sets too ... «Redding Record Searchlight, Jun 15»
4
How humans can try to prevent sixth mass extinction
Just Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tried to raise awareness about the ivory black market by crushing one ton of it in New York City. «WHIO, Jun 15»
5
French customs seize big ivory haul bound for Vietnam: report
Activists say more than 100,000 elephants were shot dead for the ivory black market in Asia, especially in China, between 2010 and 2012. «Thanh Nien Daily, Jun 15»
6
Hiding in Plain Sight
But the United States has its own, very large ivory black market. According to some estimates, the US is the world's second largest, ranking behind only China. «Earth Island Journal, Jun 15»
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Design & build: Curtains, blinds or a bit of both?
On the rear roll we chose a grey, semi-transparent sun screen and the front roll is an ivory black-out fabric. The two independent layers give us ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
8
A worldwide network of seed information is taking root
Elephant poaching pinpointed with DNA · Genetic maps target ivory black market · Link forests into food security efforts, UN told · Use bamboo ... «SciDev.Net, May 15»
9
Weaver ants lift cashew nut yields in Benin trial
Canal could turn Lake Nicaragua into 'dead zone' · Elephant poaching pinpointed with DNA · Genetic maps target ivory black market · The ... «SciDev.Net, May 15»
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Minnesota Philosophy Professor Accused Of Selling Illegal Ivory …
Illegal Ivory Black Markets Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong May 15, 2014. «International Business Times, Apr 15»

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