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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nacre has 1 sense
- nacre(n = noun.substance) mother-of-pearl - the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell; Array is a kind of shell
Derived form adjective nacreous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nacre, n. [F., cf. Sp. nácara, nácar, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nakīr hollowed.].
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nacre, n. mother-of-pearl from any shelled mollusc.
Derivative
nacred adj. nacreous adj. nacrous adj.
Etymology
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nacre
Dalmatian, antigorite, butterfly, candy cane, chameleon, cheetah, chrysotile, confetti, crazy quilt, firedog, harlequin, iridescence, iris, jaguar, leopard, mackerel, mackerel sky, marble, marbled paper, moire, mother-of-pearl, mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreousness, ocelot, opal, opalescence, ophite, patchwork quilt, peacock, pearliness, rainbow, serpentine, serpentine marble, shot silk, spectrum, tortoise shell, zebraROGET THESAURUS
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Semitransparency
N semitransparency, translucency, semiopacity, opalescence, milkiness, pearliness, gauze, muslin, film, mica, mother-of-pearl, nacre, mist, opal, turbidity, Adj, semitransparent, translucent, semipellucid, semidiaphanous, semiopacous, semiopaque, opalescent, opaline, pearly, milky, frosted, nacreous, semitransparent, translucent, semipellucid, semidiaphanous, semiopacous, semiopaque, opalescent, opaline, pearly, milky, frosted, nacreous, V, opalesce, (ii) SPECIFIC LIGHT.Variegation
N variegation, colors, dichroism, trichroism, iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae, spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shell, mackerel, mackerel sky, zebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble, check, plaid, tartan, patchwork, marquetry-, parquetry, mosaic, tesserae, strigae, chessboard, checkers, chequers, harlequin, Joseph's coat, tricolor, variegated, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, party- colored, dichromatic, polychromatic, bicolor, tricolor, versicolor, of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, opaline, opalescent, prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant, irisated, pavonine, pied, piebald, motley, mottled, marbled, pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous, mosaic, tesselated, plaid, tortoise shell, spotted, spotty, punctated, powdered, speckled, freckled, flea-bitten, studded, flecked, fleckered, striated, barred, veined, brinded, brindled, tabby, watered, grizzled, listed, embroidered, daedal, naevose, stipiform, strigose, striolate, (iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT.
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