mother-of-pearl in English

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a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some mollusks, especially oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation.
Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl , or coconut shell.
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1. Mother-of-pearl, unworked or semi-worked

2. More Details Mother of Pearl Cropped Sweater with Pearl Shoulder Details Details Mother of Pearl sweater with ruffled shoulder details and pearl trim

3. I love your breasts, white as mother-of-pearl.

4. We sell mother-of-pearl and wooden Buttons as …

5. It's made from crushed mother of pearl and it's super high-end.

6. The guitar has a mother-of-pearl inlay on its fret board.

7. The Olive wood and mother-of-pearl handicraft products Blest Art, Inc

8. Goods of cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, amber, mother-of-pearl or meerschaum

9. Quickview Gas Bijoux Foliga 24K Goldplated & 10MM Mother-Of-Pearl Charm Bracelet

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11. Sterling Silver Abalone & Mother-of-Pearl Circle Pendant & Earring Set sale $50.00

12. Grisi Crema Concha Nacar Mother Of Pearl Cream Face and Body Lotion 3.8oz by N/A

13. A very small mother-of-pearl bead, cut from mussel shell, is inserted into an oyster.

14. French mother of pearl Bodkins from Palais Royal work boxes, one with gold inlay, c.1810

15. A statement timepiece for the world - catching mother of pearl dial has black numerals and grey highlights.

16. Aquaria / African Amazonite neck collar, white turquoise and mother-of-pearl - Boho chic - Woman - Gift - Lithotherapy - Surfer MinorAtelier

17. You add flair with mother-of-pearl flowers or flowery buttons, affixing them to the Barrettes with superglue

18. Caviar should be scooped with mother-of-pearl, horn or wooden spoons; non-reactive metal can also be used

19. Unusual Antique Jerusalem olive wood mosaic mother of pearl inlay Cross Crucifix with 14 MOP circles on the back.

20. 66 rows  · Collar stiffeners, bones or stays – strips of baleen, metal, horn, mother of pearl, or plastic, …

21. 10 More and more tallow will rise until the water is skinned over with a rainbow mother-of-pearl layer.

22. Because the lowly abalone is able to lay down the calcium carbonate crystals in layers, making this beautiful, iridescent mother of pearl.

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24. South African Abalone, mostly known locally as perlemoen (from the Dutch meaning ‘mother-of-pearl’), is endemic to the shores of South Africa

25. The delicate discs of authentic mother-of-pearl and the shiny metal plates give the lamp an airy still stylish and glamourous character.

26. Vintage Crowning Touch Collection Carved Handcarved Soapstone Inlay Trinket Box with mother of pearl inlay, Round, 4" Diameter, 1.25" Tall MySweetPets

27. If you have ever worn jewelry inlaid with mother-of-pearl or used pearl buttons, these too might well have been made from mussels.

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29. Shiny rainbow-colored mother-of-pearl, also called nacre, comes from the inner layer of their shells, and it is often used in the cultured pearl industry.

30. Glazed Breakfront entertainment cabinet with infrared receiver designed as a TV base unit with laurel burr veneer and fine mother of pearl inlays to the top and sides

31. Though the evening bag is inching up, these elegant numbers—silky, sequined, Baubled and clad in mother-of-pearl—make room for larger-screen smartphones without calling attention to …

32. Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, mattresses, pillows

33. A small piece, sectioned for investigation by scanning electron microscope, proved the existence of a slightly altered layer of mother of pearl, comparable with those of the ammonoid and nautiloid shells.

34. Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics

35. Marquetry :Decorative work in which thin pieces of wood, metal, or organic material, such as shell or mother-of-pearl, are affixed in intricate patterns to the flat surfaces of furniture.

36. Goods, Not included in other classes, Of metal, Wood, Cork, Cane, Reed, Wicker, Horn, Bone, Ivory, Whalebone, Tortoiseshell, Amber, Mother-of-pearl, Meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics

37. Whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics, table tops, small bread baskets, sleeping bags, coat hangers, baskets (not of metal), mattresses, trolleys, bassinettes

38. Swarovski crystals, different types of mother of pearl (white, pink, grey or abalone), semi-precious stones like agat or amazonite, are used to give an ethnic, romantic, vintage and refined look to our designs.

39. With a Selection of Tens of Thousands of Fashion Buttons such as Mother of Pearl, Crystal & Rhinestone, Corozo, Wood or Metal Buttons in Gold and Silver to Customize Blazer, Coat or Jeans and Handbags

40. Recent Examples on the Web The collection has since expanded into fine jewellery and this summer sees the launch of Diva Festa, a panoply of turquoise, Cornelian, mother of pearl and diamond inspired by the baths

41. Complication Carbon & Glass Fiber Dial Chronograph Crystal Accented Day & Date Diamond Accented Digital Display Exotic Dial Treatment Gemstone Accented GMT/Dual Time Limited Edition Luminous Features Mother-of-Pearl Dial Open Heart Skeletonized Solar Powered

42. Boulle inlay is known as ‘Boulle Work‘ and the materials used included tortoiseshell, brass, pewter, mother of pearl and even animal horn.For contrasting woods, Boulle often used rosewood, ebony, kingwood, and other dense, dark-toned tropical species

43. Featuring a modern design with polished silver-tone metal, black enamel, and mother-of-pearl, these stylish Cufflinks have the sharp, modern style that is an ideal way to top off your look.Black & silver-tone metal.Hinged back.Pronto Uomo.Imported

44. Aragonite and calcite are the two calcium carbonate polymorphs that give the shell of molluscan bivalves their strength and elasticity, due to the nano- and microstructural assembly of the overall architecture. Nacre, or mother of pearl, has not yet been identified as osteoinductive or osteointegrative.

45. Definition of Abalone : any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge Examples of Abalone in a Sentence

46. Quartz, bracelet en alligator lisse Braise Afficher moins: mother-of-pearl, quartz movement, smooth ember alligator leather strap See less: comme une Braise mourante dans un feu épuisé.: like the dying ember of a burned out fire.: Je vais vous enlever la Braise.: Excuse me

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48. Wooden goods, Cork, teed, rush, Wicker, Horn, Bone, Ivory, Whalebones, Oyster shells, Yellow amber, Mother-of-pearl, Meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics, Not included in other classes, Namely bead curtains for decoration, Signs, Umbrella stands, Keyboards for hanging keys, Magazine racks, Newspaper display stands

49. Commercial retailing and via global computer networks of rubber, guttapercha, gum, asbestos, mica, plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture, packing, stopping and insulating materials, flexible pipes, not of metal, furniture, mirrors, picture frames, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics

50. Cockle (n.1) type of edible European mollusk, early 14c., from Old French coquille (13c.) "scallop, scallop shell; mother of pearl; a kind of hat," altered (by influence of coque "shell") from Vulgar Latin *conchilia, from Latin conchylium "mussel, shellfish," from Greek konkhylion "little shellfish," from konkhē "mussel, conch." Phrase Cockles of the heart "inmost recesses of one's spirit