Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A light-red color; scarlet.
- noun A crape or fine linen fabric dyed fugitively of this tint, and used by women to give a roseate hue to their complexions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A pale red color, with a cast of orange.
- noun Fine linen or crape dyed of this color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A shade of
pale red -orange . - noun
Linens andcloths dyed such a shade.
Etymologies
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From French nacarat, from Spanish or Portuguese nacarado, from Arabic نقارة (naqqāra, "small drum"), from نقر (náqara, "to hollow out"). Related to the word nacre.
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Examples
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As a finish to the ornament, a little gold clasp was needed; fortunately I possessed it in the fastening of my sole necklace; I duly detached and re-attached it, then coiled compactly the completed guard; and enclosed it in a small box I had bought for its brilliancy, made of some tropic shell of the colour called "nacarat," and decked with a little coronal of sparkling blue stones.
Villette Charlotte Bront�� 1835
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“nacarat,” and decked with a little coronal of sparkling blue stones.
Villette 2003
ruzuzu commented on the word nacarat
"2. A crape or fine linen fabric dyed fugitively of this tint, and used by women to give a roseate hue to their complexions." --Cent. Dict.
July 28, 2011
qms commented on the word nacarat
When ends the rain, how rare is that!
The ark come aground on Ararat,
And man and beast
Turn eyes to the East
To clouds aglow in nacarat.
November 2, 2015