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nacre
(encz) | nacre,perleť n: |
Nacre
(gcide) | Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,
n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of
Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.)
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.
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Nacr'e
(gcide) | Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\ (n[.a]*kr[=a]"), a. [F. See Nacre.] (Art)
Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl,
or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr['e] ware.
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nacre
(wn) | nacre
n 1: the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn:
mother-of-pearl, nacre] |
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anacreon
(encz) | Anacreon,Anacreon n: [jmén.] sirraAnacreon,Anakreón n: [jmén.] satirik a básník starověkého Řecka sirra |
nacreous
(encz) | nacreous,perleťový adj: |
nacreous cloud
(encz) | nacreous cloud, n: |
anacreon
(czen) | Anacreon,Anacreonn: [jmén.] sirra |
Anacreontic
(gcide) | Anacreontic \A*nac`re*on"tic\, a. [L. Anacreonticus.]
Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the
Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]Anacreontic \A*nac`re*on"tic\, n.
A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem
in praise of love and wine.
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Conacre
(gcide) | Conacre \Con*a"cre\, v. t.
To underlet a portion of, for a single crop; -- said of a
farm. [Ireland]
[1913 Webster]Conacre \Con*a"cre\, n.
A system of letting a portion of a farm for a single crop.
[Ireland] Also used adjectively; as, the conacre system or
principle. --Mozley & W.
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Nacre
(gcide) | Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,
n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of
Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\ (n[.a]*kr[=a]"), a. [F. See Nacre.] (Art)
Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl,
or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr['e] ware.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Nacr'e
(gcide) | Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,
n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of
Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\ (n[.a]*kr[=a]"), a. [F. See Nacre.] (Art)
Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl,
or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr['e] ware.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Nacreous
(gcide) | Nacreous \Na"cre*ous\ (n[=a]"kr[-e]*[u^]s), a. [See Nacre.]
(Zool.)
Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.
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nacreous
(wn) | nacreous
adj 1: consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
2: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil
slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like
mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
[syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline,
pearlescent] |
nacreous cloud
(wn) | nacreous cloud
n 1: a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be
seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn:
nacreous cloud, mother-of-pearl cloud] |
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