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nacre

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Source Word

nacre

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈneɪkə/

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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

nacres

（ plural ）

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