Definitions for mother-of-pearl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
moth′er-of-pearl′(n.)
a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.
Category: Jewelry
Origin of mother-of-pearl:
1500–10; cf. It madreperla, obs. F mère perle
Princeton's WordNet
mother-of-pearl, nacre(noun)
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
Wiktionary
mother-of-pearl(Noun)
The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
mother-of-pearl(Adjective)
Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.
Webster Dictionary
Mother-of-pearl(noun)
the hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl
Translations for mother-of-pearl
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mother-of-pearl(adjective)
(of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.
- perlemoerAfrikaans
- عِرْق لؤلُؤ، أم اللآلِئArabic
- седефBulgarian
- madrepérolaPortuguese (BR)
- perleť(ový)Czech
- das PerlmuttGerman
- perlemorDanish
- φίλντισιGreek
- madreperla, nácarSpanish
- pärlmutter(-)Estonian
- صدف مرواريدFarsi
- helmiäinenFinnish
- (de) nacreFrench
- אֵם הַפּנִינָהHebrew
- मुक्ता सीपHindi
- sedefCroatian
- gyöngyházHungarian
- indung mutiaraIndonesian
- perlumóðirIcelandic
- madreperla; di madreperlaItalian
- 真珠層 (の)Japanese
- 진주모의Korean
- perlamutras; perlamutrinisLithuanian
- perlamutrsLatvian
- gewangMalay
- paarlemoerDutch
- perlemorNorwegian
- macica perłowaPolish
- صدف مرواريدPersian
- مرواريدPashto
- madrepérolaPortuguese
- перламутрRussian
- perleť; perleťovýSlovak
- biserovinaSlovenian
- sedefSerbian
- pärlemorSwedish
- หอยมุกThai
- sedefTurkish
- 珠母貝，珠母貝的Chinese (Trad.)
- перламутровийUkrainian
- سیپUrdu
- trai dùng để khảmVietnamese
- 珍珠母Chinese (Simp.)
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