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(obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. / A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.

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nacre

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nacre

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/ˈneɪkə/

Noun

countable obsolete uncountable

(obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. / A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.

Japanese Meaning

真珠母（母貝質） - 貝殻の内側に見られる、真珠のような光沢を持つ層。また、母貝と呼ばれることもある。

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The naturalist carefully documented a nacre he found along the tide line, noting its iridescent inner layers.

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博物学者は潮際で見つけた真珠層を持つ貝を注意深く記録し、その虹色に輝く内側を記した。

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(obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.

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A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.

On a little table of dark perfumed wood thickly encrusted with nacre, […]was lying a note from Lord Henry, and beside it was a book bound in yellow paper, the cover slightly torn and the edges soiled.

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nacres

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