- 1. n. The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl. Source: opted
- 2. n. the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell Source: wordnet
- 3. The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl. Source: webster
- 4. The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp.of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. SeePearl. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n. the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell Source: ecdict
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