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Define the word mother-of-pearl

"Mother-of-pearl" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Mother-of-pearl \Moth"er-of-pearl`\, n. (Zool.)
   The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds
   of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the
   abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.
   [1913 Webster]

"mother-of-pearl" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

mother-of-pearl
     n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: nacre]