Definitions for nacreous-kri əs
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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
nacreous(adj)
consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent(adj)
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
"an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Wiktionary
nacreous(Adjective)
Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
nacreous(Adjective)
Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.
Webster Dictionary
Nacreous(adj)
consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly
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