Define the word Nacre"Nacre" gcide "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]
"Nacr'e" gcide "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.]
"nacre" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
nacre
n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: mother-of-pearl]
"nacre" moby-thes "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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