nacreous

[ ney-kree-uhs ]

/ ˈneɪ kri əs /

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adjective

of or relating to nacre.

resembling nacre; lustrous; pearly: a nacreous luster;a nacreous sky.

Origin of nacreous

First recorded in 1830–40; nacre + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM nacreous

sub·na·cre·ous, adjectiveun·na·cre·ous, adjective

Words nearby nacreous

nacho, NACODS, Nacogdoches, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacreous cloud, NACRO, nad, nada, Nadab

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Example sentences from the Web for nacreous

He abominated the nacreous flesh tones of Titian, Correggio, or Rubens.
Egoists|James Huneker
It is oblique, with a light-olive epidermis, nacreous interior, and finely crenulated margins.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
In manufacture the original external surface of the shell has been ground and polished to a nacreous surface.
A Burial Cave in Baja California|William C. Massey
Two kinds of shell-substance are at once distinguishable in an oyster-shell, an outer brown, and an inner pearly or nacreous.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith

Her bright, voluptuous glances upward rise Into the vague and nacreous infinite.
Enamels and Cameos and other Poems|Thophile Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for nacreous

nacreous

/ (ˈneɪkrɪəs) /

adjective

relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl

having the lustre of mother-of-pearlnacreous minerals

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Medical definitions for nacreous

nacreous

[ nā′krē-əs ]

adj.

Resembling mother-of-pearl; lustrous.

单词	nacreous
释义	nacreous [ ney-kree-uhs ] / ˈneɪ kri əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nacreous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to nacre. resembling nacre; lustrous; pearly: a nacreous luster;a nacreous sky. Origin of nacreous First recorded in 1830–40; nacre + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM nacreous sub·na·cre·ous, adjectiveun·na·cre·ous, adjective Words nearby nacreous nacho, NACODS, Nacogdoches, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacreous cloud, NACRO, nad, nada, Nadab Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nacreous He abominated the nacreous flesh tones of Titian, Correggio, or Rubens. Egoists\|James Huneker It is oblique, with a light-olive epidermis, nacreous interior, and finely crenulated margins. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold In manufacture the original external surface of the shell has been ground and polished to a nacreous surface. A Burial Cave in Baja California\|William C. Massey Two kinds of shell-substance are at once distinguishable in an oyster-shell, an outer brown, and an inner pearly or nacreous. An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope\|John William Griffith Her bright, voluptuous glances upward rise Into the vague and nacreous infinite. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems\|Thophile Gautier British Dictionary definitions for nacreous nacreous / (ˈneɪkrɪəs) / adjective relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl having the lustre of mother-of-pearlnacreous minerals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nacreous pearly, shimmering, lustrous, iridescent, milky, frosted, off-white, pearl, ivory, silver, fair, opalescent, polychromatic, irised, opaline, prismatic, rainbowlike Medical definitions for nacreous nacreous [ nā′krē-əs ] adj. Resembling mother-of-pearl; lustrous. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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nacreous

adjective

Origin of nacreous

OTHER WORDS FROM nacreous

Words nearby nacreous

Example sentences from the Web for nacreous

British Dictionary definitions for nacreous

adjective

Words related to nacreous

Medical definitions for nacreous

adj.