HyperDic: mother-of-pearl_cloud

English > 1 sense of the expression mother-of-pearl cloud:
NOUNobjectmother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous clouda luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
English > mother-of-pearl cloud: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon.
Synonymnacreous cloud
BroadercloudA visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

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