释义 |
pearlized, ppl. a.|ˈpɜːlaɪzd| [f. pearl n.1 + -ize + -ed1.] Treated so as to resemble mother-of-pearl or to convey a suggestion of mother-of-pearl.
1955Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 681/2 Pearlized and luster leathers were extremely important in women's shoes and colours ranged all the way from pastels to black. 1955Wall St. Jrnl. 21 Nov. 5/2 Retailers note that round, perforated pearlized beads are taxable, and oval ones aren't. 1957New Yorker 1 June 70/1 For town as well as the seashore, there are hats the size of beach umbrellas—sailors of white pearlized straw with straight brims, and sailors of white starched straw curled up at the edges. 1958Observer 17 Aug. 7/4 A coat of pearlised suede lined in cotton. 1969Guardian 12 Aug. 7/2 Transparent make⁓up..available in three pearlised tan shades. 1972‘J. Melville’ Ironwood vi. 89 The names slid easily between her pearlised lips. 1976Morecambe Guardian 7 Dec. 5/1 For a children's party, she made a table arrangement using a soft toy toad, on an oasis shaped like a toadstool, decorated with apples, seed pods and pearlised foliage. |