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mother of pearl

mother of pearl

An iridescent substance that naturally appears in certain mollusk shells. It is often used as a decorative material for items like buttons and jewelry. The mother of pearl earrings you gave me for my birthday are so beautiful!
See also: mother, of, pearl

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TimothÉtee-mo-TEFrench
Peer-Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
HorstHAWRSTGerman
'Aisha-Arabic
XurxoSHOOR-shawGalician
Mclaughlin[mə'klɔ:flin]
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