Naker

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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}.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Naker \Na"ker\, n. (Zool.)
     Same as {Nacre}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Naker \Na"ker\, n. [OE. nakere, F. nakaire, LL. nacara, Per.
     naq[=a]ret.]
     A kind of kettledrum. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
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