What does nacre mean?
Nacre means (obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl..
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/ˈneɪkə/ · noun
(obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl..
The shell-fish called a Nacre, liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish[…].
On a little table of dark perfumed wood thickly encrusted with nacre, […]was lying a note from Lord Henry, and beside it was a book bound in yellow paper, the cover slightly torn and the edges soiled.
Use nacre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nacre means (obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl..
Common synonyms include mother-of-pearl.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The shell-fish called a Nacre, liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish[…].
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