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nacre
- /ˈneɪkə/ UK
- /ˈneɪkəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French nacre, from Medieval Latin nacchara, ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). Doublet of nagara, nagada, naqareh, and naker. Also present in nacarat.
noun nacres · naker · nacker · nakir · nackir
- A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. The shell-fish called a Nacre, liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish[…].
- A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter 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.
Talk about this word "nacre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nacre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nacre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nacre "nacre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nacre.Cite this
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