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But after these early days, a number of other events have been held in the orbit of the Concours, in much the same way that nacre builds up around an initial irritant inside a mollusk's shell to create a pearl.
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Origin and Etymology of nacre
French, from Middle French, from Old Italian naccara drum, nacre, from Arabic naqqāra drum
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