Found 2 items, similar to Mother-of-pearl.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mother-of-pearl mother-of-pearl n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: nacre]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mother-of-pearl Mother-of-pearl \Moth"er-of-pearl`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl. [1913 Webster]