单词 | pearlish |
释义 | pearlishadj. Slightly pearl-coloured or pearl-like. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > pearl grey pearl-coloured1604 pearl shell1614 pearl1688 pearled1699 pearly?1790 pearl-hued1843 pearlish1885 1885 W. C. Russell Strange Voy. I. xviii. 260 The bluish and pearlish tints you notice in oyster-shells. 1890 W. C. Russell Ocean Trag. II. xviii. 96 The pearlish gleam of canvas. 1903 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 15 Sept. 3/6 All became suffused with a pearlish-turquoise tinge. 1997 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 19 Mar. b1 A frayed plaid shirt with pearlish buttons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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