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mother-of-pearl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mother-of-pearl \Moth"er-of-pearl`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See {Pearl}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mother-of-pearl n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {nacre}]
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