Look up: Nacre

1. nacre
   See mother-of-pearl.
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2. Nacre
   Na'cre noun [ French, confer Spanish nácara , nácar , Italian nacchera , naccaro , Late Latin nacara , nacrum ; of Oriental origin, confer Arabic nakīr hollowed.] (Zoology) A pearly sub...
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3. Nacré
   Na`cré' adjective [ French See Nacre .] (Art) Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl, or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacré ware.
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4. nacre
   <zoology> A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. ... Alternative forms: nacker and naker] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl. ... Origin: F, cf. Sp. Nacara, nacar, It. Nacchera, naccaro, LL. Nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar...
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5. Nacre
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Wr...
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6. Nacre
   (NAY-ker) The pearly substance secreted by the mantle of certain molluscs to form a pearl.
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7. nacre
   nacre: see mother-of-pearl.
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8. Nacre
   Nacre is the technical name for mother-of-pearl.
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9. nacre
   (Spanish: nacar) the mother-of-pearl from any shelled mollusc. Many molluscs make shells consisting of limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3), but they cover the insides of their shells in a much harder substance, which protects them against shell-boring worms and attacks from outside. It also gives t...
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10. nacre
    Nacre is composed of layers of calcium carbonate (in a crystalline form) and conchiolin (an organic protein substance which provides bonding).
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