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chryselephantine"overlaid with gold and ivory," 1816, probably via German, from Latinized form of Greek khryselephantinos, from khrysos "gold" (see chrysalis) + elephantinos "made of ivory,&q [..]
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chryselephantineComposed or adorned with gold and ivory and sometimes bronze such as certain objects made in ancient Greece, it is a sculpture term. The technique, whose origins seem unknown, was used by the Greeks s [..]
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