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nacre |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nacre \Na"cre\, n. [F., cf Sp n['a]cara, n['a]car, It nacchera naccaro LL nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf Ar nak[=i]r hollowed.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\, a. [F. See {Nacre}.] (Art) Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl, or an iridescence resembling it as nacr['e] ware. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nacre n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {mother-of-pearl}]
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