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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.

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  1. n. A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the pearl">mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
  2. n. the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
  3. A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the pearl">mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
  4. A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, andis most perfect in the pearl">mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker andnaker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
  5. n the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell