MOTHER-OF-PEARL


Meaning of MOTHER-OF-PEARL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmə-thə-rə(v)-ˈpər(-ə)l ]

noun

Date: circa 1510

: the hard pearly iridescent substance forming the inner layer of a mollusk shell

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