| NACRED | Lined with mother-of-pearl |
| ABALONE | A mollusk with a shallow ear-shaped shell having respiratory holes and lined with mother-of-pearl |
| ABALONES | Edible molluscs with shallow ear-shaped shells lined with mother of pearl (8) |
| NACRE | Northern race excited with mother-of-pearl (5) |
| NACREOUS | It's to do with mother-of-pearl USA crone removed (8) |
| IRIDESCENT | Description of an object with a play of lustrous rainbow colours, such as a soap bubble, mother-of-pearl-lined shell, peacock's feather or butterfly's wing (10) |
| MUSSEL | "Clappy-doo" with a mother-of-pearl-lined shell, often found anchored to a rock pool with other sea creatures such as an anemone, limpet, periwinkle or starfish (6) |
| NACARAT | Word, thought to be referring to a colour of the shell of a mollusc that yields mother-of-pearl, for a shade of orangey-red or "sunset"; or, a fabric/linen dyed in such a hue (7) |
| ACRE | Parcel of land of topless mother-of-pearl (4) |
| PEARL | Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl. |
| INLAYS | Pieces of ivory, mother-of-pearl, pewter, precious metal, tortoiseshell, wood etc used in a form of marquetry-like boullework (6) |
| ORMER | "Ear of the sea" with an iridescent mother-of-pearl inner shell, traditionally gathered around the new/full moon from the low spring tide swell (5) |
| CAVIAR | Gourmet garnish served with a mother-of-pearl spoon |
| TAJMAHAL | Marble mausoleum in Agra decorated with lapis lazui, jade, mother-of-pearl, turquoise and other gems (3,5) |
| IRIDESCENCE | The shimmering play of rainbow colours observed on bubbles, butterfly wings, mother-of-pearl, opal, peacock plumage, starling feathers etc (11) |
| ETUI | Made from enamel, gold, silver, mother-of-pearl or shagreen, this bijou French case "holds, imprisons, keeps, shuts up" bodkins, hairpins, make-up pencils, tweezers and other small items with which to |
| ABAONE | Mother-of-Pearl source |
| IRIDESCE | Resemble mother-of-pearl |
| HESTER | Mother of Pearl, in an 1850 novel |
| OYSTERSHELL | Mother-of-pearl source (6,5) |
