Nacre

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See mother-of-pearl.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl.
  • adj. Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl, or an iridescence resembling it.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Mother-of-pearl.
  • Having an iridescence resembling that of mother-of-pearl; nacreous: a French word applied in English to decorative objects: as, nacré porcelain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shell   
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    nacker    naker   
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