释义 |
nacre \ˈnākə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian naccara, nacchera nacre, drum, from Arabic naqqārah drum 1. archaic : a shellfish that yields mother-of-pearl 2. : the iridescent inner layer of various mollusk shells consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate deposited in thin overlapping sheets with some organic matter (as conchiolin) : mother-of-pearl |