ivory keys
What pianists press
Ivory keys refers to piano keys, which were traditionally covered with thin slices of elephant ivory.
The phrase appears in expressions about playing piano: She sat down at the ivory keys.
Though modern pianos use plastic, the term persists as a poetic or nostalgic reference to the instrument itself.
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