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
DuŠKo-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
AmÁLie-Czech
Neptunus-Roman Mythology
Taha-Arabic
Yuuyoo:Japanese
Antonis-Greek