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nacrous

nacrous adjective: resembling or characteristic of a pearl.

Adjective

nacrous (not comparable)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pearl.
    • She walked quietly with apparent composure and lowered head but her pallor betrayed her mortal fear – her skin glowed almost nacrous in the warm rose of the flambeaux.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 955

Questions about nacrous

What does nacrous mean?
Nacrous means resembling or characteristic of a pearl.
What part of speech is nacrous?
Nacrous is an adjective.

Words near nacrous in the dictionary

  1. nacreous clouds
  2. nacres
  3. nacrite
  4. nacrites
  5. nacroprismatic
  6. nacrous
  7. nacry
  8. nacré
  9. NACS
  10. Nacton
  11. nacubactam

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