'Mother-of-pearl' definitions:

Definition of 'mother-of-pearl'

noun

The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: mother-of-pearl, nacre]

Definition of 'Mother-of-pearl'

From: GCIDE

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]

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