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English-Thai Dictionary

mother-of-pearl

N หอย มุ ก  hoii-muk

 

mother-of-pearl

N หอย มุ ก  mother o pearl

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOTHER-OF-PEARL

MOTHER-OF-PEARL Moth "er-of-pearl `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mother-of-pearl

moth er-of-pearl |ˌməðər əv ˈpərl | noun a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some mollusks, esp. oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mother-of-pearl

mother-of-pearl noun [ mass noun ] a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some molluscs, especially oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mother-of-pearl

m ther-of-p arl 名詞 U 真珠層 〘シンジュガイなどの内側のかたい部分で, ボタン はめ込み細工などの材料にする 〙.