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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pearl•y (pûr′lē),USA pronunciation adj., pearl•i•er, pearl•i•est. - like a pearl, esp. in being white or lustrous;
nacreous:her pearly teeth. - adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother-of-pearl.
- late Middle English peerly. See pearl1, -y1 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pearly /ˈpɜːlɪ/ adj (pearlier, pearliest)- resembling a pearl, esp in lustre
- decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl
n ( pl pearlies)(in Britain) - a London costermonger who wears on ceremonial occasions a traditional dress of dark clothes covered with pearl buttons
- (plural) the clothes or the buttons themselves
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