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The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. / A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

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mother-of-pearl

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mother-of-pearl

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/

Noun

countable uncountable

The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. / A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

Japanese Meaning

ある巻貝の内側の硬く、真珠のような層（真珠層、英: nacre） / サラミス属に分類される蝶

What is this buttons?

She admired the mother-of-pearl buttons sewn onto his old dinner jacket.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は彼の古いディナージャケットに縫い付けられた貝の真珠層で作られたボタンに見とれていた。

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The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.

Ah, those Indian warehouses made the morning pass in a charming manner! many a soft confession was whispered over a huge china jar; many a heart has succumbed to a suite of mother-of-pearl card-box and counters; and as to the shawls, why, the whole feminine world has long ago acknowledged them to be irresistible.

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A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

mother-of-pearls

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