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nacreous

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na·cre  (nkr)
n.
See mother-of-pearl.
[French, from Old French nacle, from Old Italian naccaro, drum, nacre, from Arabic naqqra, small drum, from naqara, to bore, pierce; see nqr in Semitic roots.]
nacred (-krd), nacre·ous (-kr-s) adj.
nacreous [ˈneɪkrɪəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl
2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) having the lustre of mother-of-pearl nacreous minerals
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nacreous - consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
2.nacreous - having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
opalescent, opaline, pearlescent, iridescent
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
Translations
nacreous [ˈneɪkrɪəs] ADJ → nacarino, nacarado, de nácar
nacreous
adj → perlmutterartig, Perlmutt(er)-


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It was one of those rare afternoons when all the thickness and shadow of London are changed to a kind of shining, pulsing, special atmosphere; when the smoky vapors become fluttering golden clouds, nacreous veils of pink and amber; when all that bleakness of gray stone and dullness of dirty brick trembles in aureate light, and all the roofs and spires, and one great dome, are floated in golden haze.
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