nacre

Example Sentences

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Dull on the outside, its nacre gleams pearlescent within.

From Seattle Times

Natural materials such as bone, silk and nacre have exceptional properties that many conventional engineering materials lack.

From Nature

A delicate thread of continuity connects these flashes of story, each complete and perfect in and of itself but accreting meaning like nacre on a pearl.

From New York Times

The bead irritates the oyster and it begins to coat the bead with nacre.

From Washington Times

The nanoscale structure of bone, nacre and teeth consists of flake-like mineral pieces, arranged like bricks in a wall, with the organic component making up the mortar.

From Nature