单词 | pearly |
释义 | pearly[ pur-lee ] / ˈpɜr li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pearly ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est.like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth. adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother-of-pearl. Origin of pearlyFirst recorded in 1400–50, pearly is from the late Middle English word peerly. See pearl, -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM pearlypearl·i·ness, nounWords nearby pearlypearls, pearls before swine, Cast not, Pearlstein, pearl tumor, pearlwort, pearly, Pearly Gates, pearly king, pearly nautilus, pearly queen, pearly tubercle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pearlyBritish Dictionary definitions for pearlypearly / (ˈpɜːlɪ) / adjective pearlier or pearliestresembling a pearl, esp in lustre of the colour pearl; pale bluish-grey decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl noun plural pearlies (in Britain)a London costermonger who wears on ceremonial occasions a traditional dress of dark clothes covered with pearl buttons (plural) the clothes or the buttons themselves Derived forms of pearlypearliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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