nacrous en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Resembling or characteristic of a pearl.
She walked quietly with apparent composure and lowered head but her pallor betrayed her mortal fear – her skin glowed almost nacrous in the warm rose of the flambeaux.
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 955: