- parelmoer
- nacre
Nederlands-Franse woordenlijst. 2015.
Nederlands-Franse woordenlijst. 2015.
mother of pearl — (n.) c.1500, translating M.L. mater perlarum, with the first element perhaps connected in popular imagination with obsolete MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.2) dregs. Cf. It. madreperla, Fr. mère perle, Du. parelmoer, Ger. Perlmutter, Dan. perlemor … Etymology dictionary