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nacreous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'nacreous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nacreous [ a.]
- Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.

Meaning of 'nacreous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nacreous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example in sentence:
  • a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster;
  • an iridescent oil slick;
  • nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl

Nearby Words:

nacarat nacker nacre

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