nacrousadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪkrəs/, U.S.

/ˈneɪkrəs/

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

Etymology: < nacre n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nacreous adj., and later nacry adj. Compare French nacreux (1871).

= nacreous adj.

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

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nacrine1862

playing1871

fire-opalescent1873

irisated1887

holographic1988

1836 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 547/1 The shell is white, lined with a nacrous layer within.

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 212 The shot lustrous surface of the belly and sides is certainly nacrous.

1887 Cent. Mag. 35 93 An optical illusion attributable to the intervention of rays of light reflected from microscopic corrugations of the nacrous surface.

1900 W. V. Moody Masque of Judgment v. i. 119 He coils his bulk About a foreland, and the nacrous light It beetled with turns cinder.

1971 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 5/2 The sheer beauty of our planet surprised me. It was a huge pearl, set in spangled ebony. It was nacrous, it was an opal.

1999 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 5 Dec. (Poetry section) We..dropped bits of egg salad to the crowding fish, Mayonnaise smearing their nacrous skin.

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

单词	nacrous
释义	nacrousadj. Brit. /ˈneɪkrəs/, U.S. /ˈneɪkrəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nacre n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < nacre n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nacreous adj., and later nacry adj. Compare French nacreux (1871). = nacreous adj. 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 1836 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 547/1 The shell is white, lined with a nacrous layer within. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 212 The shot lustrous surface of the belly and sides is certainly nacrous. 1887 Cent. Mag. 35 93 An optical illusion attributable to the intervention of rays of light reflected from microscopic corrugations of the nacrous surface. 1900 W. V. Moody Masque of Judgment v. i. 119 He coils his bulk About a foreland, and the nacrous light It beetled with turns cinder. 1971 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 5/2 The sheer beauty of our planet surprised me. It was a huge pearl, set in spangled ebony. It was nacrous, it was an opal. 1999 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 5 Dec. (Poetry section) We..dropped bits of egg salad to the crowding fish, Mayonnaise smearing their nacrous skin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1836
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