Definition of Mothir-of-pearl
Moth"er-of-pearl` (?), n.
(Zoöl.) The hard pearly internal layer of several
kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the
abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, especially of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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