Nacre

Morpheme

Nacre

Type

free base

Denotation

mother-of-pearl, iridescent

Etymology

French nacre; Middle French nacre; Old French nacre, nacaire; Italian naccaro; possibly from Arabic naqqāra

Evidence

nacre, nacrein, nacreous

Notes

pronounced final <e>

See Also

Nacr, Pearl

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