Ivorine
/ˈaɪvəriˌn/noun
A synthetic material or substance resembling ivory.
Did you know?Ivorine is an English formation built on ivory, a word that ultimately traces back to the ancient Latin *ebur*—the same root behind the scientific name for ivory and the old prestige of carved bone and tusk goods.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
ebur
“ivory; elephant tusk”
Old French
Old French
ivorie
“ivory”
Middle English
English
ivorie
“ivory, the hard white material from elephant tusks”
19th Century
English
ivorine
“an ivory-like substance or imitation ivory”
Modern English
English
ivorine
“a material resembling ivory”
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