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mother of pearl


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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

mother of pearl

Details

Hard, pearly, iridescent internal layer of various kinds of mollusk shell, extensively used for making small articles and inlays.

Variations

mother-of-pearl

pearl, mother of

nacre

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