nacreous adj

1 consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl

2 having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: iridescent, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent]

English

Pronunciation

\Na"cre*ous\

Adjective

1. Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
2. Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.

See also

• opalescent, opaline, pearlescent

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