ivories

/ -vrɪz; ˈaɪvərɪz /

plural noun

1. the keys of a piano
2. another word for teeth
3. another word for dice

Example Sentences

Established in 1957 – three years before independence - the museum houses objects from across the country, including Ife bronze and terracotta heads, Benin brass plaques and ivories, and Ibibio masks and costumes.

From BBC

She started moving her fingers around the ivories just to get a feel for the instrument, and her wife ran in saying, “Press record!”

From Los Angeles Times

Their lives and possessions — their ivories and porcelains, their prayer books and sketchbooks — map a century of forced migration, colonial expansion and absorption into high society.

From New York Times

David Foster tickled the ivories with a medley of his own greatest hits — including his Whitney Houston showstopper “I Have Nothing” from “The Bodyguard,” Oscar-nominated for best song in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times

Pianist Chloe Flower became a main character at the Globes for more than tickling the ivories throughout the night — for good and ill.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• console
• manual
• piano