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NACREOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example:
a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
Synonyms:
iridescent; nacreous; opalescent; opaline; pearlescent
Classified under:
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
nacre (the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell)
Derivation:
nacre (the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell)
