nacre

noun

na·cre | \ ˈnā-kər

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Definition of nacre

: mother-of-pearl

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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. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Monterey Car Week is like Comic Con and the Oscars but with wheels," 24 Aug. 2017

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The first known use of nacre was in 1689

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