ivory | n 1. white bone-like substance of which elephant tusks are made, gading: the table is inlaid with ~, meja itu bertatahkan gading; an ~ trader, pedagang gading; 2. (attrib) made of ivory, yg dibuat drpd gading: ~ bangles, gelang yg dibuat drpd gading; 3. (attrib) colour that is creamy white, berwarna gading; (of skin, complexion) putih kuning: ~ white marble, marmar yg berwarna putih gading; her ~ skin, kulitnya yg putih kuning; 4. (in pl), (sl) keys of piano, mata piano. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ivory tower | n menara gading: researchers in their ~s, para penyelidik yg hidup di menara gading. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
tusk | n (of elephant) gading; (wild boar etc), (gigi) taring: the walrus is hunted for its hide and ~s, walrus diburu utk mendapatkan kulit dan taringnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
spotter | n pengesan: a talent ~, pengesan bakat; aircraft ~, pengesan kapal terbang; the game-wardens used ~ planes to locate ivory poachers, pelindung mergastua menggunakan kapal terbang pengesan utk mencari pencuri gading. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
inlaid | adj 1. decorated with substance set in it, bertatahkan; (attrib) bertatahkan + approp n: the table top was ~ with gold, permukaan meja itu bertatahkan emas; an ~ jewellery box, kotak barang kemas yg bertatahkan mutiara; 2. embedded decoratively in a substance, ditanam; (attrib) tertanam: ivory ~ in wood, gading yg ditanam dlm kayu; ~ silver, perak tertanam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |