pearl

Definition of Pearl in English :

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Noun

1. pearl

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

2. bone, ivory, off-white, pearl

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

3. bead, drop, pearl

a shape that is spherical and small

Example Sentences:
'he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops'
'beads of sweat on his forehead'

bead
drop

Verb

4. pearl

gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pearl

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noun

1.

a hard smooth lustrous typically rounded structure occurring on the inner surface of the shell of a clam or oyster: consists of calcium carbonate secreted in layers around an invading particle such as a sand grain; much valued as a gem

▶ Related adjectives: margaric, margaritic

2.

any artificial gem resembling this

3. mother-of-pearl

4.

a person or thing that is like a pearl, esp in beauty or value

5.

a pale greyish-white colour, often with a bluish tinge

6.

a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 5 point

adjective

7.

of, made of, or set with pearl or mother-of-pearl

8.

having the shape or colour of a pearl

verb

9. (transitive)

to set with or as if with pearls

10.

to shape into or assume a pearl-like form or colour

11. (intransitive)

to dive or search for pearls

noun, verb

a variant spelling of purl1 (sense 2), purl1 (sense 3), purl1 (sense 5)

Pearl

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noun

a feminine name

1.

river in central Miss., flowing south into the Gulf of Mexico: 490 mi (789 km)

2.

Zhu

noun

1.

a smooth, hard, usually white or bluish-gray body of varied but usually roundish shape that is an abnormal nacreous growth within the shell of some oysters and certain other bivalve mollusks and forms around a grain of sand, a parasite, or some other foreign object: it is used as a gem

2.

mother-of-pearl

3.

any person or thing regarded as like a pearl in some way, as in size, shape, color, beauty, value, etc.

4.

the color of some pearls, a bluish gray

verb transitive

5.

to adorn or cover with pearls or pearl-like drops

6.

to make like a pearl in shape

verb intransitive

7.

to fish for pearl-bearing mollusks, esp. oysters

adjective

8.

of or having pearls

9.

like a pearl in shape or color

10.

made of mother-of-pearl

pearl buttons

verb transitive, verb intransitive, noun

Obsolete

purl2

Pearl

see synonyms of pearl

n.

1.

a. A smooth, lustrous, variously colored mass, chiefly of calcium carbonate, formed around a grain of sand or other foreign matter inside the shell of certain bivalve mollusks and valued as a gem.

b. A bead resembling one of these masses.

2. Something small and spherical in shape: "pearls of sweat beading on her upper lip" (Katherine Min).

3. Mother-of-pearl; nacre.

4. One that is highly regarded for its beauty or value.

5. Printing A type size measuring approximately five points.

6. A yellowish white.

v. pearled, pearl·ing, pearls

v.tr.

1. To decorate or cover with pearls or beads resembling pearls.

2. To make into the shape or color of pearls.

v.intr.

1. To dive or fish for pearls or pearl-bearing mollusks.

2. To form beads resembling pearls.

v. & n.

Variant of purl².

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