"nacre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈneɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈneɪkəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-nacre.ogg Forms: nacres [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle French nacre, from Medieval Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). Doublet of nagara. Also present in nacarat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|nacre}} Middle French nacre, {{der|en|ML.|nacchara}} Medieval Latin nacchara, {{der|en|ar|نَقَّارَة}} Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra), {{doublet|en|nagara}} Doublet of nagara, {{root|en|ar|ن ق ر}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nacre (countable and uncountable, plural nacres)
  1. (obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nacre-en-noun-U3ODtmFH Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 35 13 31 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 39 9 34 4
  2. A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-nacre-en-noun-p8AlBErq Disambiguation of Mollusks: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 35 13 31 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 39 9 34 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: naker, nacker [obsolete] Derived forms: nacreous, nacrous

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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