Definitions for nacreˈneɪ kər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
na•creˈneɪ kər(n.)
Category: Jewelry
Ref: mother-of-pearl. 1
Origin of nacre:
1590–1600, < ML nacrum, nacer < It naccara drum, nacre < Ar naqqārah drum
na′cre•ous-kri əs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
mother-of-pearl, nacre(noun)
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
Wiktionary
nacre(Noun)
A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.
nacre(Noun)
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.
Origin: From nacre, from nacchara, perhaps from نقر.
Webster Dictionary
Nacre(noun)
a pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl
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