mother of pearl's Usage Examples:

They have a very strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl" and are important to the cultured pearl.

gold 18th century silver filigree with scent bottle 19th century Dutch fingerguard 19th century English Tunbridge (wood) 19th century French mother of pearl.

as nacreous (/ˈneɪkriəs/, from nacre, or mother of pearl, due to its iridescence).

Nacre (/ˈneɪkər/ NAY-kər also /ˈnækrə/ NAK-rə), also known as mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as.

of PSC is also referred to as nacreous (/ˈneɪkriəs/, from nacre, or mother of pearl, due to its iridescence).

pearlescent substance to imitate the natural iridescence of nacre or mother of pearl.

mussels are economically important as a source of freshwater pearls and mother of pearl.

After extensive excavation work, in April 1935, a Chac Mool statue, with its nails, teeth, and eyes inlaid with mother of pearl was found inside the pyramid.

Patania ruralis, the mother of pearl moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.

parts of shells, including the shell layer known as mother of pearl or nacre, and the "trapdoor" or operculum which is part of some sea snails.

/ˈnækrə/ NAK-rə), also known as mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also the.

instruments have inlays made of mother of pearl, abalone, ivory, colored wood or other exotic materials and designs.

mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also the material of which pearls are composed.

Synonyms:

shell, nacre,

Antonyms:

lose,