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1. (adj.) pearlescent
having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl or mother-of-pearl; nacreous.
Etymology: (1945–50; pearl1+ -escent , on the model of iridescent , opalescent , etc.)
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1. (adj) iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
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"
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