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Define the word Nacreous

"Nacreous" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Nacreous \Na"cre*ous\ (n[=a]"kr[-e]*[u^]s), a. [See Nacre.]
   (Zool.)
   Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.
   [1913 Webster] Nad

"nacreous" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

nacreous
     adj 1: consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
     2: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an
        iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds
        looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or
        opaline) luster" [syn: iridescent, opalescent, opaline,
         pearlescent]

"nacreous" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"

48 Moby Thesaurus words for "nacreous":
   burele, chatoyant, creamy, delicate, eggshell, flat, gloss, iridal,
   iridescent, iridial, iridian, irisated, irised, light, mellow,
   moire, mother-of-pearl, nacre, nacred, nacry, opalescent, opaline,
   opaloid, pale, pastel, patinaed, pavonian, pavonine, pearl-like,
   pearlish, pearly, quiet, rainbowlike, rainbowy, sad, semigloss,
   simple, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened, somber,
   subdued, subtle, sweet, tender, tortoise-shell