Translation for "polished ivory" to german
Polished ivory
Translation examples
Only his hands were bare and these were white as polished ivory.
Nur seine Hände waren bloß und so weiß wie poliertes Elfenbein.
The bone awl, worn to polished ivory with use, was stuck into a seam.
Die Ahle aus Knochen, durch langjährigen Gebrauch zu poliertem Elfenbein geworden, steckte in einer Naht.
Its claws were also white, like polished ivory, and slightly serrated on the inside curve.
Die Krallen waren ebenfalls weiß wie poliertes Elfenbein und hatten an der Innenseite kleine Widerhaken.
    The foliage canopies were lying beside the missiles, which glistened like polished ivory in the young sun.
Die Tarnnetze lagen neben den Raketen, die in der Morgensonne wie poliertes Elfenbein schimmerten.
When he began to eat he displayed unusually regular teeth, glistening in close ranks of polished ivory.
Als er anfing zu essen, zeigte er ungewöhnlich gutgeformte, engstehende Zähne, die spiegelnd blank waren, wie poliertes Elfenbein.
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