Thursday, May 7, 2009

What does nacreous mean?


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Why: In Breakfast of Champions, p. 225:
Trout now crossed Sugar Creek on my father's legs and feet, and those appendages became more nacreous with every wading stride.
Answer: Iridescent; pearly

Source: Merriam-Webster

The More You Know: "Nacre" is another word for mother of pearl, which grows inside the shells of mollusks.