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nacre
UK /ˈneɪkə/ US /ˈneɪkəɹ/
noun 2
Collocations
4VERB + NACRE
called, encrusted
NACRE + NOUN
liveth
PREP.
with
ADV.
thickly
Definitions
noun
1
A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.
The shell-fish called a Nacre, liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish[…].
2
A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.
On a little table of dark perfumed wood thickly encrusted with nacre, […]was lying a note from Lord Henry, and beside it was a book bound in yellow paper, the cover slightly torn and the edges soiled.
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Synonyms
noun — the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
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Example Bank
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The shell-fish called a Nacre, liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish[…].
Wiktionary02
On a little table of dark perfumed wood thickly encrusted with nacre, […]was lying a note from Lord Henry, and beside it was a book bound in yellow paper, the cover slightly torn and the edges soiled.
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