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nacreous

adj
/ˈneɪ.kɹi.əs/UK

Etymology

From nacre + -ous.

  1. derived from نَقَّارَة
  2. derived from nacchara
  3. borrowed from nacre
  4. suffixed as nacreous — “nacre + ous”

Definitions

  1. Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).

    • They are covered with a smooth, safe, nacreous layer to let them slip, pearllike, from our souls without real pain.

  2. Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.

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Derived

nacreous cloud

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA