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having a rainbowlike play of colors
  • the nacreous lining of the shell of a mollusk

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The first known use of nacreous was in 1819

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“Nacreous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nacreous. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.

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