nacre
[ ney-ker ]
noun
Origin of nacre
11590–1600; <Medieval Latin nacrum, nacer, variant of nacara<Old Italian naccara kind of drum, nacre <Arabic naqqārah drum
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British Dictionary definitions for nacre
nacre
/ (ˈneɪkə) /
noun
the technical name for mother-of-pearl
Origin of nacre
1C16: via French from Old Italian naccara, from Arabic naqqārah shell, drum
Derived forms of nacre
- nacred, adjective
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Scientific definitions for nacre
nacre
[ nā′kər ]
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