'Nacre' definitions:

Definition of 'nacre'

(from WordNet)
noun
The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: mother-of-pearl, nacre]

Definition of 'Nacre'

From: GCIDE
  • Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara, n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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