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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pearl1 /pɜrl/USA pronunciation n. - Invertebrates[countable] a smooth, rounded bead, formed within the shells of oysters, valued as a gem.
- Jewelry[countable] something resembling this, as in costume jewelry.
- something precious or choice:[countable]pearls of wisdom.
- [uncountable] a pale gray, often with a bluish tinge.
- Jewelrymother-of-pearl.
adj. [before a noun] - of or resembling a pearl.
pearl•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pearl1 (pûrl),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebrates, Jewelrya smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored. Cf. cultured pearl.
- Jewelrysomething resembling this, as various synthetic substances for use in costume jewelry.
- something similar in form, luster, etc., as a dewdrop or a capsule of medicine.
- something precious or choice;
the finest example of anything:pearls of wisdom. - a very pale gray approaching white but commonly with a bluish tinge.
- Jewelrymother-of-pearl:a pearl-handled revolver.
- Printinga 5-point type.
- PathologyAlso called epithelial pearl. a rounded mass of keratin occurring in certain carcinomas of the skin.
- Idioms cast pearls before swine, to offer or give something of great value to those incapable of appreciating it:She read them Shakespeare but it was casting pearls before swine.
v.t. - to adorn or stud with or as with pearls.
- to make like pearls, as in form or color.
v.i. - to dive, fish, or search for pearls.
- to assume a pearllike form or appearance.
adj. - resembling a pearl in form or color.
- of or pertaining to pearls:pearl diving.
- Jewelryset with a pearl or pearls or covered or inlaid with pearls or mother-of-pearl:a pearl necklace.
- having or reduced to small, rounded grains.
- Italian or assumed Vulgar Latin *perla ( German Perle, Old English pærl), for Latin *pernula ( Portuguese perola, perh. Old Saxon përula), diminutive of Latin perna sea mussel
- Middle French
- Middle English perle 1300–50
- Clothingpurl1.
Pearl (pûrl),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa town in central Mississippi. 20,778.
- a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pearl /pɜːl/ n - a hard smooth lustrous typically rounded structure occurring on the inner surface of the shell of a clam or oyster: consists of calcium carbonate secreted in layers around an invading particle such as a sand grain; much valued as a gem
- any artificial gem resembling this
- See mother-of-pearl
- a person or thing that is like a pearl, esp in beauty or value
- a pale greyish-white colour, often with a bluish tinge
adj - of, made of, or set with pearl or mother-of-pearl
- having the shape or colour of a pearl
vb - (transitive) to set with or as if with pearls
- to shape into or assume a pearl-like form or colour
- (intransitive) to dive or search for pearls
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin pernula (unattested), from Latin perna sea mussel pearl /pɜːl/ n , vb - a variant spelling of purl1, purl1, purl1
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