Ivory is a hard, white, opaque substance that is the bulk of the
teeth and
tusks of animals such as the
elephant,
hippopotamus,
walrus,
mammoth and
narwhal.The word "ivory" was traditionally applied to the tusks of elephants; the word is ultimately from Ancient
Egyptian âb, âbu "elephant". Ivory has availed itself to many ornamental and practical uses. Prior to the introduction of
plastics, it was used for
billiard balls,
piano keys,
bagpipes, buttons and a wide range of ornamental items. Synthetic substitutes for ivory have been developed. Plastics have been viewed by piano purists as an inferior ivory substitute on piano keys, although other recently developed materials more closely resemble the feel of real ivory.
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