nacre, mother-of-pearl
(noun) the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nacre (plural nacres)
(obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. [16th-19th c.]
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. [from 17th c.]
• Caren, Carne, Cerna, Crane, Crean, Rance, caner, caren, crane, crena, rance, recan
Source: Wiktionary
Na"cre, n. Etym: [F., cf. Sp. nácara, nácar, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nakir hollowed.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
