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单词 pearl white
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pearl white1

/ˌpəːl ˈwʌɪt/
noun
1A shade of white resembling the typical colour of a pearl.
2A white pigment containing bismuth, especially one made from basic bismuth nitrate and formerly used as a cosmetic. Also: a white pigment made from crushed mother-of-pearl. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Bibliotheca Anatomica. From pearl + white.

pearl white2

/ˌpəːl ˈwʌɪt/
adjective
Of a shade of white resembling the typical colour of a pearl.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Hamilton Reynolds (1794–1852), writer and lawyer. From pearl + white n.1.

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