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prettygoodwordnacarat (NAH-ker-at) - n., a pale red-orange color; linen or other cloth dyed this color.
From French, from from Spanish or Portuguese nacarado, origin uncertain -- either from Arabic nakaﻋat, a red flower used in dyeing, or somehow related to nacre (possibly referring to the color of shells that yields mother-of-pearl).
---L.
From French, from from Spanish or Portuguese nacarado, origin uncertain -- either from Arabic nakaﻋat, a red flower used in dyeing, or somehow related to nacre (possibly referring to the color of shells that yields mother-of-pearl).
---L.
