pearlescencen.

Brit.

/pəːˈlɛsns/, U.S.

/pərˈlɛs(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pearl n.¹, -escence suffix, pearlessence n.

Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + -escence suffix, perhaps influenced by pearlessence n. Compare slightly later pearlescent adj.

A lustre like that of pearl or mother-of-pearl; a pearlescent effect or appearance. Also: a pearlescent material; esp. a form of pearlessence (cf. pearlessence n.).

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pearlescence1933

pearlescent1951

1933 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 24 Jan. 7/4 Strode's ‘Story of Bermuda’ is the first book to be bound with the new washable finish called pearlescence. The material is..procured from the scales of certain species of fish.

1973 J. B. Wilkinson et al. Harry's Cosmeticol. xvi. 205 Attempts to counteract this tendency..tend to decrease the pearlescence of the enamels.

1990 Atlantic Jan. 93/2 A giant clam, its shell looking about six feet in diameter, its mantle oozing with an evil green pearlescence from the gap between its rippled halves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pearlescence
释义	pearlescencen. Brit. /pəːˈlɛsns/, U.S. /pərˈlɛs(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pearl n.¹, -escence suffix, pearlessence n. Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + -escence suffix, perhaps influenced by pearlessence n. Compare slightly later pearlescent adj. A lustre like that of pearl or mother-of-pearl; a pearlescent effect or appearance. Also: a pearlescent material; esp. a form of pearlessence (cf. pearlessence n.). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [noun] > pearlescent pearlescence1933 pearlescent1951 1933 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 24 Jan. 7/4 Strode's ‘Story of Bermuda’ is the first book to be bound with the new washable finish called pearlescence. The material is..procured from the scales of certain species of fish. 1973 J. B. Wilkinson et al. Harry's Cosmeticol. xvi. 205 Attempts to counteract this tendency..tend to decrease the pearlescence of the enamels. 1990 Atlantic Jan. 93/2 A giant clam, its shell looking about six feet in diameter, its mantle oozing with an evil green pearlescence from the gap between its rippled halves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933
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