ivories

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This is not a concert in which the lead singer will occasionally tinkle the ivories for effect.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2025

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 • Sep. 21, 2024

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 • Jan. 13, 2023

But an executive at Atlantic Records had listened to it and replied with a directive: Silence the ivories.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2022

Shadow, from the Andrades, bound to Hort Town with furs and ivories.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin