mother-of-pearl的意思|mother-of-pearl的解释-里氏词典

mother-of-pearl

n. 珍珠母

mother-of-pearl

[ noun ]
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
<noun.substance>

Mother-of-pearl \Moth"er-of-pearl`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds
of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the
abalone shells; nacre. See {Pearl}.

If you are reviving an old, tailored jacket, replace the gilt with dressmakers' buttons of the same tone as the cloth or, if you cannot find them, modest mother-of-pearl ones.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. _ English tea is served under ceilings decorated with gold leaf, and a pool is lined with mother-of-pearl tile.
His mother-of-pearl buttons with a dangling pearl to doll up dark blazers and coats are not seen anywhere else.

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