English Dictionary: Nacker | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nacker \Nack"er\, n. See {Nacre}. --Johnson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nacre \Na"cre\, n. [F., cf. Sp. n[a0]cara, n[a0]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[c6]r hollowed.] (Zo[94]l.) A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also {nacker} and {naker}.] See {Pearl}, and {Mother-of-pearl}. |