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Anacreontic
Anacreontic A*nac`re*on"tic, a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. --De Quincey.
Anacreontic
Anacreontic A*nac`re*on"tic, n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
Conacre
Conacre Con*a"cre, v. t. To underlet a portion of, for a single crop; -- said of a farm. [Ireland]
Conacre
Conacre Con*a"cre, n. A system of letting a portion of a farm for a single crop. [Ireland] Also used adjectively; as, the conacre system or principle. --Mozley & W.
Nacreous
Nacreous Na"cre*ous, a. [See Nacre.] (Zo["o]l.) Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.

Meaning of Nacre from wikipedia

- Nacre (/ˈneɪkər/ NAY-kər, also /ˈnækrə/ NAK-rə), also known as mother-of-pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as...
- of molluskan bivalves or clams. A nacreous pearl is made from layers of nacre, by the same living process as is used in the secretion of the mother of...
- materials. Nacre is the composite biological material that makes up the s**** of mollusks, featuring high strength and toughness. Layers of nacre work together...
- a protein responsible for the elasticity of organic layers that makes nacre so resistant to cracking. Lustrin A bears remarkable structural similarity...
- garments. Mirror a type of exceptionally soft and light crushed velvet. Nacré velvet with an effect similar to shot silk where the pile is woven in one...
- Yaochidao (瑤池道 "Way of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake"), also known by the name of its corporate form the Holy Church of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake, Taiwan Yauchi...
- bivalve or gastropod. In response, the mantle tissue of the mollusk secretes nacre into the pearl sac, a cyst that forms during the healing process. Chemically...
- seen in all structural materials in biology such as bone and nacre from seas**** Nacre has several hierarchical structural levels. Some mollusc s****...
- The Queen Mother of the West, known by various local names, is a mother goddess in Chinese religion and mythology, also worshipped later in neighbouring...
- Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner s**** layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl". Pearl oysters are not closely related...