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Definition of pearly in English: pearlyadjectivepearliest, pearlier ˈpəːliˈpərli 1Resembling a pearl in lustre or colour. Example sentencesExamples - ‘He wouldn't wake up - I had to kick him,’ said Sabriel bluntly, the moonlight illuminating her black hair with its pearly light.
- She had light pearly skin with rosy cheeks - an angel in everyone's eyes.
- Her smile, with all her little pearly teeth, was absolutely angelic.
- A smudge of pearly glitter was left on each cheek.
- His knuckles turned first a deep red before fading to pearly white.
- Slick on your lip color, and then grab some pearly gloss.
- I offered a charming smile of my own, showing pearly teeth.
- The pearly grey colour and rough texture forms an expressive contrast with the smooth white render.
- Hector shut his eyes, to see his inner world, a blaze of swirling pearly colours.
- The head and breast were pearly gray, and the rest of the bird was rusty brown.
- He smiled and I could see his teeth were straight and pearly white.
- She has taken the last few days off, however, because she has just had her teeth bleached pearly white.
- Her teeth were pearly white and surrounded by full lips.
- The hours ticked by as first a head and then the body and finally the feet of a healthy, powerful, baby boy emerged into a world of pearly dawn light.
- One half of each was a light pearly green, and the other half was metallic green ringed with gold strips.
- They're white, pearly, straight, and absolutely gorgeous.
- In her rosy spring dress and pearly cream gloves, she looked the image of a genteel woman.
- Translucent lips pulled back from pearly teeth in a wicked grin.
- She strode to her pearly white dresser and extracted several clothes.
- Chris's green eyes glittered, and a smile played across his pearly teeth as he ran his hands ran through his short black hair.
Synonyms multicoloured, many-hued, prismatic, rainbow-like, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, lustrous, shimmering, glittering, sparkling, scintillating, variegated, shot, moiré, opaline, milky, nacreous, pearlescent - 1.1 Made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
Example sentencesExamples - In his own defence, he discloses that, though he is a Londoner to his pearly suit, he is nevertheless one-eighth Scottish on his mother's side, which doesn't even qualify him for a clan tartan.
nounPlural pearlies ˈpəːli 1British Pearly kings and queens. her mum and dad had been pearlies - 1.1 A pearly king's or queen's clothes or pearl buttons.
Joe gleaming and sparkling in his pearlies
2informal A person's teeth. Example sentencesExamples - She smiled wide, showing off her pearly whites.
- Then, fully conscious, I could feel the dentist working away at my pearlies and finally pulling them out.
- I looked at his perfect pearly whites and knew he was just saying that to make me feel better.
- ‘Nothing,’ came her reply as she showed her pearly whites.
- But don't think charging off to the private sector will preserve your pearly whites.
- ‘Of course,’ Cecilia flashed her pearly whites at the bodyguard.
- Ironically, excessive bleaching can turn pearly whites into an unnatural translucent blue.
- His teeth were rows of perfectly set pearly whites, and he had a dimple in his left cheek.
- To keep those pearly whites gleaming, you need to take proper care of your teeth and gums daily.
- ‘Oh, nothing,’ she winked and exposed her pearly whites.
Rhymes Burghley, Burley, burly, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, Shirley, surly, swirly, twirly Definition of pearly in US English: pearlyadjectiveˈpərliˈpərlē 1Resembling a pearl in luster or color. the pearly light of a clear, still dawn Example sentencesExamples - One half of each was a light pearly green, and the other half was metallic green ringed with gold strips.
- Chris's green eyes glittered, and a smile played across his pearly teeth as he ran his hands ran through his short black hair.
- Translucent lips pulled back from pearly teeth in a wicked grin.
- In her rosy spring dress and pearly cream gloves, she looked the image of a genteel woman.
- She has taken the last few days off, however, because she has just had her teeth bleached pearly white.
- Slick on your lip color, and then grab some pearly gloss.
- She had light pearly skin with rosy cheeks - an angel in everyone's eyes.
- They're white, pearly, straight, and absolutely gorgeous.
- The hours ticked by as first a head and then the body and finally the feet of a healthy, powerful, baby boy emerged into a world of pearly dawn light.
- I offered a charming smile of my own, showing pearly teeth.
- Her teeth were pearly white and surrounded by full lips.
- Her smile, with all her little pearly teeth, was absolutely angelic.
- The head and breast were pearly gray, and the rest of the bird was rusty brown.
- ‘He wouldn't wake up - I had to kick him,’ said Sabriel bluntly, the moonlight illuminating her black hair with its pearly light.
- The pearly grey colour and rough texture forms an expressive contrast with the smooth white render.
- She strode to her pearly white dresser and extracted several clothes.
- Hector shut his eyes, to see his inner world, a blaze of swirling pearly colours.
- A smudge of pearly glitter was left on each cheek.
- His knuckles turned first a deep red before fading to pearly white.
- He smiled and I could see his teeth were straight and pearly white.
Synonyms multicoloured, many-hued, prismatic, rainbow-like, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, lustrous, shimmering, glittering, sparkling, scintillating, variegated, shot, moiré, opaline, milky, nacreous, pearlescent - 1.1 Containing or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
Example sentencesExamples - In his own defence, he discloses that, though he is a Londoner to his pearly suit, he is nevertheless one-eighth Scottish on his mother's side, which doesn't even qualify him for a clan tartan.
Phrases informal A person's teeth. Example sentencesExamples - ‘Of course,’ Cecilia flashed her pearly whites at the bodyguard.
- Then, fully conscious, I could feel the dentist working away at my pearlies and finally pulling them out.
- She smiled wide, showing off her pearly whites.
- Ironically, excessive bleaching can turn pearly whites into an unnatural translucent blue.
- I looked at his perfect pearly whites and knew he was just saying that to make me feel better.
- But don't think charging off to the private sector will preserve your pearly whites.
- ‘Oh, nothing,’ she winked and exposed her pearly whites.
- ‘Nothing,’ came her reply as she showed her pearly whites.
- To keep those pearly whites gleaming, you need to take proper care of your teeth and gums daily.
- His teeth were rows of perfectly set pearly whites, and he had a dimple in his left cheek.
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