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{{trans-top|the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells}} |
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Revision as of 01:42, 28 July 2010
English
Adjective
mother-of-pearl (not comparable)
- Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.
Noun
Translations
the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells
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See also
- (noun) pearl
References
- “mother-of-pearl”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “mother-of-pearl”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "mother-of-pearl" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
- "mother-of-pearl" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.