James —, Best Director Oscar nominee for Howards End, A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day (5)
I believe the answer is:
ivory
(Other definitions for ivory that I've seen before include "Hard creamy-white dentine used for making ornaments" , "Jumbo's dentine" , "Yellowish white colour" , "Country on the Gulf of Guinea, a former French protectorate" , "Some hunt this" .)