pearl diver noun

Someone who dives for pearls

pearlˈ-essence noun

A silvery preparation from fish scales used in making artificial pearls

pearlˈ-eye noun

Cataract

pearlˈ-eyed adjective

pearlˈ-fisher noun

Someone who fishes for pearls

pearlˈ-fishery noun

pearlˈ-fishing noun

pearlˈ-grayˈ or pearlˈ-greyˈ noun

A pale grey (also adjective)

pearl millet noun

The bulrush millet or spiked millet (Pennisetum typhoideum), a grain much grown in India

pearl mussel noun

A freshwater mussel (Unio margaritifera) that yields pearls

pearl onion noun

A type of small onion often eaten pickled

pearl oyster noun

Any oyster that produces pearls, esp Avicula (or Meleagrina) margaritifera

pearlˈ-powˈder noun

A cosmetic of basic bismuth nitrate or of bismuth oxychloride

pearlˈ-sāˈgo noun

Sago in round granules

pearlˈ-shell noun

1. Mother-of-pearl
2. A pearly or pearl-bearing shell

pearlˈ-sheller noun

pearlˈ-shelling noun

pearlˈ-spar noun

A pearly-lustred pale dolomite

pearlˈ-stone noun

Perlite

pearlˈ-tapiōˈca noun

1. Tapioca granulated and graded according to its size
2. A potato-starch imitation

pearlˈ-white noun

1. Material made from fish scales, used in making artificial pearls
2. Basic nitrate of bismuth, used in medicine and as a cosmetic
3. Bismuth trichloride, used as a pigment
4. Lithopone
5. Calcium sulphate

pearlˈwort noun

A member of a genus (Sagina) of small plants related to chickweed

pearly gates plural noun

(from the Bible, Revelation 21) entrance to heaven

pearly king or (fem) pearly queen noun

A costermonger whose costume is considered the most splendidly decorated with pearl buttons

pearly nautilus see nautilus

pearly whites plural noun (informal)

The teeth

cultured pearl

A true pearl formed by artificial means, eg by planting a piece of mother-of-pearl wrapped in oyster epidermis in the body of an oyster

false, imitation or simulated pearl

An imitation pearl, eg a glass bulb coated with pearl essence