mother-of-pearl cloud

Definitions of mother-of-pearl cloud
  1. noun
    a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
    synonyms: nacreous cloud
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    cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
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