2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nacker  \Nack"er\,  n. 
  See  {Nacre}.  --Johnson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nacre  \Na"cre\,  n.  [F.,  cf  Sp  n['a]cara,  n['a]car,  It 
  nacchera  naccaro  LL  nacara,  nacrum;  of  Oriental  origin, 
  cf  Ar  nak[=i]r  hollowed.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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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