pearl shelln.

Brit.

/ˈpəːl ʃɛl/, U.S.

/ˈpərl ˌʃɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, shell n.

Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + shell n.

A shell which is lined with nacre or mother-of-pearl; the substance of such shells, as a material or commodity. Also: a mollusc which produces pearls or nacre. Also in extended use.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > pearl grey

pearl-coloured1604

pearl shell1614

pearl1688

pearled1699

pearly?1790

pearl-hued1843

pearlish1885

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces mother of pearl > mother of pearl

mother-of-pearl1547

pearl shell1614

nacre1689

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces pearls

pearlfish1605

pearl shell1781

margaritacean1890

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Mytilidae > member of (mussel)

palour1589

sand-mussel1681

pearl shell1781

mytiloid1890

kuku1905

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of

musseleOE

palour1589

pearl mussel1607

hena1613

horse-mussel1626

clam1672

clamp1672

pearl shell1781

glam1797

naiad1829

naid1854

unionid1861

zebra mussel1866

hackleback1899

maple leaf1908

monkey-face1936

1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 379 Her soft sleek slender hands..With purest Pearl-shell had each finger tipt.

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 493 He was satisfied of the truth of the relation, finding great store of different shells, as the Turbinets, Echinì, and some Pearl-shells, whereof one had a fair Pearl in it.

1781 Chambers's Cycl. III. (at cited word) Pearl shell or gaper. See Mya. [Mya..a bivalve shell gaping at one end... On being squeezed, they will eject the pearl.]

1815 J. Arbuthnot Fishes Buchan 32 Mytellus Margaritifera, Pearl Muscle, vulgarly called Pearl Shell.

1862 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 32 127 The pearl-shell and the wild nutmegs go all to European markets.

1887 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa II. 321 To send schooners to the northern coast for pearl-shell and gum-dammar.

1894 S. Fiske Holiday Stories (1900) 215 Hattie, listening with all her pearl-shell ears.

1903 Daily Chron. 30 Oct. 5/4 The pearl-shell from which mother-of-pearl ornaments are made.

1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxxvi. 243 The destiny of the Coral Sea lay in its vast pearl-shell beds.

2000 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. (Nexis) 78 271 Margaritifera hembeli, the Louisiana pearl shell, is a threatened mussel with a distribution limited to the headwaters of three tributaries of the Red River in central Louisiana.

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

单词	pearl shell
释义	pearl shelln. Brit. /ˈpəːl ʃɛl/, U.S. /ˈpərl ˌʃɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, shell n. Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + shell n. A shell which is lined with nacre or mother-of-pearl; the substance of such shells, as a material or commodity. Also: a mollusc which produces pearls or nacre. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > pearl grey pearl-coloured1604 pearl shell1614 pearl1688 pearled1699 pearly?1790 pearl-hued1843 pearlish1885 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces mother of pearl > mother of pearl mother-of-pearl1547 pearl shell1614 nacre1689 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces pearls pearlfish1605 pearl shell1781 margaritacean1890 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Mytilidae > member of (mussel) palour1589 sand-mussel1681 pearl shell1781 mytiloid1890 kuku1905 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of musseleOE palour1589 pearl mussel1607 hena1613 horse-mussel1626 clam1672 clamp1672 pearl shell1781 glam1797 naiad1829 naid1854 unionid1861 zebra mussel1866 hackleback1899 maple leaf1908 monkey-face1936 1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 379 Her soft sleek slender hands..With purest Pearl-shell had each finger tipt. 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 493 He was satisfied of the truth of the relation, finding great store of different shells, as the Turbinets, Echinì, and some Pearl-shells, whereof one had a fair Pearl in it. 1781 Chambers's Cycl. III. (at cited word) Pearl shell or gaper. See Mya. [Mya..a bivalve shell gaping at one end... On being squeezed, they will eject the pearl.] 1815 J. Arbuthnot Fishes Buchan 32 Mytellus Margaritifera, Pearl Muscle, vulgarly called Pearl Shell. 1862 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 32 127 The pearl-shell and the wild nutmegs go all to European markets. 1887 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa II. 321 To send schooners to the northern coast for pearl-shell and gum-dammar. 1894 S. Fiske Holiday Stories (1900) 215 Hattie, listening with all her pearl-shell ears. 1903 Daily Chron. 30 Oct. 5/4 The pearl-shell from which mother-of-pearl ornaments are made. 1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxxvi. 243 The destiny of the Coral Sea lay in its vast pearl-shell beds. 2000 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. (Nexis) 78 271 Margaritifera hembeli, the Louisiana pearl shell, is a threatened mussel with a distribution limited to the headwaters of three tributaries of the Red River in central Louisiana. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1614
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