Nacreous (adj)
nak-ree-us
of or relating to nacre (mother of pearl). Lustrous, pearly.
First recorded in 1830–40; nacre + -ous
Example sentences
“The swirling clouds of yesterday’s storm, with the breaking sun, gave the hills a nacreous sheen.”
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