nacreous
adj. of pearl, of mother-of-pearl; shiny, iridescent | ||||
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Nacreous Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Nacreous
(a.)
Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.
(a.)
Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.
| WordNet 2.0 |
nacreous
Adjective
1. consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
(pertainym) mother-of-pearl, nacre
2. having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
(synonym) iridescent, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
(similar) bright
Adjective
1. consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
(pertainym) mother-of-pearl, nacre
2. having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
(synonym) iridescent, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
(similar) bright
| hEnglish - advanced version |
nacreous
nacreous
\na"cre*ous\ (?), a. [see nacre.] (zo?l.) consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly. [
nacreous
\na"cre*ous\ (?), a. [see nacre.] (zo?l.) consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly. [