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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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\, a. [F. See {Nacre}.] (Art)
Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl,
or an iridescence resembling it as nacr['e] ware.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
nacre
n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {mother-of-pearl}]
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