mother of pearl

A form of mother-of-pearl — The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.

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Meanings

nounmother of pearl (countable and uncountable, plural mother of pearls)

plural mother of pearls

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of mother-of-pearl.

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mother of pearl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20of%20pearl

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“mother of pearl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20of%20pearl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother of pearl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20of%20pearl.

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