4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 [gcide]: 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: nacre n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {mother-of-pearl}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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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