ivoren toren

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

ivory tower

Name

A title of address for Mary (mother of Jesus), or specifically her neck.

Concepts

tour d’ivoire

tour d'ivoire

Traductions

Elfenbeinturm

ivory tower

torre de marfim

torre d'avorio

torre de marfil

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/iˌvoː.rə(n) ˈtoː.rə(n)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à français: tour d'ivoire

Appartenant à anglais: ivory tower

In summary

From Song of Songs 7.4. First attested in the 1890s in the non-religious idiomatic sense, which was borrowed from French tour d'ivoire. The shift in meaning during the twentieth century is possibly influenced by English ivory tower.