nacreousadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪkrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈneɪkriəs/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nacre n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: Probably originally < nacre n. + -ous suffix, but subsequently remodelled after -eous suffix (as reflected in the pronunciation). Compare later nacrous adj., nacry adj.

1. Pearly or iridescent like nacre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective]

changeablec1450

cangeant1608

volant1616

changeanta1653

changing1659

pavonine1688

versicoloured1721

perlaceous1777

iridescent1794

pavonated1798

chatoyant1816

nacreous1819

shot1824

versicolorate1826

nacrous1836

versicolorous1847

iridine1851

perlarious1858

nacry1859

nacrine1862

playing1871

fire-opalescent1873

irisated1887

holographic1988

1819 J. Macculloch Descr. W. Isles I. 152 Felspar..Splendent and nacreous.

1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. 791 When heated, these crystals fuse,..and, at a red heat, sublime, yielding nacreous scales.

1854 R. I. Murchison Siluria ix. 196 The nacreous lustre of its interior.

1877 Athenæum 3 Nov. 572/2 A youth reclining on a cliff, contemplating a fan-like, nacreous mass of cloud.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 558 The nacreous aspect is preserved, and the affected area may look brilliantly white.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 50 Cyclamen leaves..Spumed with mud Snail-nacreous Low down.

1972 D. Mahon Lives 5 Walking over the nacreous sand, I dream myself to that tradition.

1995 S. Schama Landscape & Memory vi. 311 Ralegh could see the waters of Orinoco, as seductively nacreous as the pearl he wore on his ear.

2. Consisting of or of the nature of nacre.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [adjective] > mother-of-pearl

pearly1619

nacreous1851

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 92 The shell of the ammonitidæ..consists of an external porcellaneous layer..and of an internal nacreous lining.

1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 242 The internal or nacreous stratum of a fossil bivalve shell.

1926 Proc. Malacol. Soc. 17 44 Nacreous shells..possess glutinous hinge-joints.

1961 J. Stubblefield Davies's Introd. Palaeontol. (ed. 3) ii. 49 Pearls being pathological secretions of nacre around parasites or other irritating bodies, and mother-of-pearl being the normal nacreous layer of the shell.

1997 Nature 5 June 563/3 Mollusc shells consist of the nacreous mother-of-pearl layer and the prismatic layer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nacreous
释义	nacreousadj. Brit. /ˈneɪkrɪəs/, U.S. /ˈneɪkriəs/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nacre n., -ous suffix. Etymology: Probably originally < nacre n. + -ous suffix, but subsequently remodelled after -eous suffix (as reflected in the pronunciation). Compare later nacrous adj., nacry adj. 1. Pearly or iridescent like nacre. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective] changeablec1450 cangeant1608 volant1616 changeanta1653 changing1659 pavonine1688 versicoloured1721 perlaceous1777 iridescent1794 pavonated1798 chatoyant1816 nacreous1819 shot1824 versicolorate1826 nacrous1836 versicolorous1847 iridine1851 perlarious1858 nacry1859 nacrine1862 playing1871 fire-opalescent1873 irisated1887 holographic1988 1819 J. Macculloch Descr. W. Isles I. 152 Felspar..Splendent and nacreous. 1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. 791 When heated, these crystals fuse,..and, at a red heat, sublime, yielding nacreous scales. 1854 R. I. Murchison Siluria ix. 196 The nacreous lustre of its interior. 1877 Athenæum 3 Nov. 572/2 A youth reclining on a cliff, contemplating a fan-like, nacreous mass of cloud. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 558 The nacreous aspect is preserved, and the affected area may look brilliantly white. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 50 Cyclamen leaves..Spumed with mud Snail-nacreous Low down. 1972 D. Mahon Lives 5 Walking over the nacreous sand, I dream myself to that tradition. 1995 S. Schama Landscape & Memory vi. 311 Ralegh could see the waters of Orinoco, as seductively nacreous as the pearl he wore on his ear. 2. Consisting of or of the nature of nacre. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [adjective] > mother-of-pearl pearly1619 nacreous1851 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 92 The shell of the ammonitidæ..consists of an external porcellaneous layer..and of an internal nacreous lining. 1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 242 The internal or nacreous stratum of a fossil bivalve shell. 1926 Proc. Malacol. Soc. 17 44 Nacreous shells..possess glutinous hinge-joints. 1961 J. Stubblefield Davies's Introd. Palaeontol. (ed. 3) ii. 49 Pearls being pathological secretions of nacre around parasites or other irritating bodies, and mother-of-pearl being the normal nacreous layer of the shell. 1997 Nature 5 June 563/3 Mollusc shells consist of the nacreous mother-of-pearl layer and the prismatic layer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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