pearly

pearl·y

P0136800 (pûr′lē)adj. pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est 1. Resembling pearls.2. Covered or decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl.

pearly

(ˈpɜːlɪ) adj, pearlier or pearliest1. resembling a pearl, esp in lustre2. (Colours) of the colour pearl; pale bluish-grey3. decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl(in Britain) n, pl pearlies4. a London costermonger who wears on ceremonial occasions a traditional dress of dark clothes covered with pearl buttons5. (plural) the clothes or the buttons themselves ˈpearliness n

pearl•y

(ˈpɜr li)

adj. pearl•i•er, pearl•i•est. 1. like a pearl, esp. in being white or lustrous: pearly teeth. 2. adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother-of-pearl. [1400–50] pearl′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pearly - informal terms for a human `tooth' choppertooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
Adj.	1.	pearly - of a white the color of pearlspearly-whiteachromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

pearly

adjective1. iridescent, mother-of-pearl, opalescent, nacreous, margaric, margaritic a suit covered with pearly buttons2. ivory, creamy, milky, silvery pearly white teeth

Translations

珍珠似的

pearl

(pəːl) noun a valuable, hard, round object formed by oysters and several other shellfish. The necklace consists of three strings of pearls; (also adjective) a pearl necklace. 珍珠 珍珠ˈpearly adjective like pearls. pearly teeth. 珍珠似的 珍珠似的ˈpearl-diver, ˈpearl-fisher nouns a person who dives or fishes for pearls. 採珠人 采珠人