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Noun: mother-of-pearl  'múdhur uv 'purl
  1. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
    - nacre

Derived forms: mother-of-pearls

Type of: shell

Encyclopedia: Mother-of-pearl

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Mothering Sunday
mother-in-law
mother-in-law plant
mother-in-law's tongue
motherland
motherless
motherlike
motherliness
motherly
mother-naked
mother-of-pearl
mother-of-pearl cloud
mother-of-thousands
mother's boy
mother's daughter
Mother's Day
mother's milk
mother's son
mother-to-be
Motherwell
motherwort