Pearly vs Nacre - What's the difference?
pearly | nacre |
(uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
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(countable, British, especially in plural) tooth
Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
(obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.
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A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.
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As nouns the difference between pearly and nacre
is that pearly is a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue while nacre is a shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.As an adjective pearly
is of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.pearly
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(er)Derived terms
* pearliness * pearly nautilus * pearly everlasting * Pearly Gates * pearly king * pearly penile papules * pearly queen * pearly whitesSee also
* chambered nautilus *Anagrams
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete) * (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- The shell-fish called a Nacre , liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish.