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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

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A light-red color; scarlet. A small box I had bought for its brilliancy, of some tropic shell of the colour called nacarat. C. Bronte, Villette, xxix.
A crape or fine linen fabric dyed fugitively of this tint, and used by women to give a roseate hue to their complexions. Brande.

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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