mother-of-pearl cloud

mother-of-pearl cloud


Origin:
1930–35

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mother-of-pearl cloud

noun
a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn: nacreous cloud
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