mother-of-pearl

1. 1.

   the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

   Synonymsnacre

   Broadershell

Questions about mother-of-pearl

What does mother-of-pearl mean?

mother-of-pearl means "the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell".

How many syllables are in mother-of-pearl?

mother-of-pearl has 5 syllables and divides as mo-the-r-of--pe-arl under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mother-of-pearl?

Close synonyms include nacre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.