English-Thai Dictionary

nacre

N ไข่มุก  pearl kai-muk

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NACREOUS

a.[See Naker. ] Having a pearly luster.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NACRE

Na "cre, n. Etym: [F., cf. Sp. nácara, nácar, It. nacchera, naccaro,LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nakir hollowed. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker. ] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.

 

NACREOUS

Na "cre *ous, a. Etym: [See Nacre. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nacre

na cre |ˈnākər ˈneɪkər | ▶noun mother-of-pearl. DERIVATIVES na cre ous |-krēəs |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

nacre

nacre |ˈneɪkə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] mother-of-pearl. DERIVATIVES nacreous adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.

 

French Dictionary

nacre

nacre n. f. nom féminin Matière dure et blanche à reflets irisés qui tapisse l ’intérieur de la coquille de certains mollusques. : La nacre d ’un coquillage. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une nacre.

 

nacré

nacré , ée adj. adjectif Qui a l ’éclat de la nacre. : Un vernis à ongles nacré. SYNONYME irisé .

 

nacrer

nacrer v. tr. verbe transitif Donner l ’irisation de la nacre à. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nacre

na cre /néɪkə r /名詞 U 真珠層 (mother-of-pearl ).