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Nacre
Na′cre
(nā′kẽr)
, Noun.
[F., cf. Sp.
nácara
, nácar
, It. nacchera
, naccaro
, LL. nacara
, nacrum
; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nakīr
hollowed.] (Zool.)
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
. Definition 2024
nacré
nacré
See also: nacre
English
Adjective
nacré (not comparable)
- (art) Having an iridescence like that of nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
- nacré ware