Look up: Mother-of-pearl

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   Mother of Pearl
   Type of inlay using a form of shellfish material
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   mother-of-pearl
   [n] - the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
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   Mother-of-pearl
   The smooth, hard pearly lining on the interior of oyster and mollusc shells, famous for buttons and small decorative objects. It is the same substance as nacre which forms pearls.
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   mother-of-pearl
   The smooth, iridescent lining of the shell of certain molluscs, including pearl, oyster, abalone, nautilus and river mussel. The iridescence fades on exposure to sunlight over time. Mother-of-pearl, also known as nacre, is used in jewellery and was popular for inlaid decoration and marquetry mainly in the 17thC, and in the 19thC on papier-mâché fur ...
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   Mother-of-pearl
   Moth'er-of-pearl` noun (Zoology) The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl .
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   mother-of-pearl
   <zoology> The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, especially. Of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   mother-of-pearl
   nacre noun the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
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   Mother-of-pearl
   • (n.) The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.
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   mother-of-pearl
   (from the article `furniture`) Tortoiseshell was also used, as a costly inlay on a silvered ground, in furniture made during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Mother-of-pearl ... Chinese furniture can be divided into two main types: lacquered wood pieces either inlaid with mother-of-pearl or elaborately carved, and plain ... [5 re...
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    mother-of-pearl
    (from the article `pottery`) ...The lustre of Italian wares is often the golden-yellow colour derived from silver, and sometimes it is ruby, suggesting the use of gold. The ...
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    mother-of-pearl
    mother-of-pearl or nacre (nā'kur) , the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a secretion of the mantle, composed of alternate layers of calcium carbonate and conchiolin. Among the chief sources are t...
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