nacre
nacre is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 27 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- cloud
- film
- frosted
- gauze
- jewel
- mica
- milkiness
- milky
- mist
- mother-of-pearl
- muslin
- nacreous
- opal
- opalesce
- opalescence
- opalescent
- opaline
- pearly
- semidiaphanous
- semiopacous
- semiopaque
- semipellucid
- semitransparency
- semitransparent
- translucency
- translucent
- turbidity
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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