Nacre

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
nacre
    n 1: the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn:
         {mother-of-pearl}, {nacre}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,
   n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of
   Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r 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}.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\ (n[.a]*kr[=a]"), a. [F. See {Nacre}.] (Art)
   Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl,
   or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr['e] ware.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, zebra
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