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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mother of pearl</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>abalone shell</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>animal shell and shell material</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mother-of-pearl</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pearl shell</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pearl, mother of</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Hard, pearly, iridescent internal layer of various kinds of mollusk shell, extensively used for making small articles and inlays. ]]></note></mads>