pearly

[ pur-lee ]

/ ˈpɜr li /

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adjective, pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est.

like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.

adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother-of-pearl.

Origin of pearly

First recorded in 1400–50, pearly is from the late Middle English word peerly. See pearl¹, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pearly

pearl·i·ness, noun

Words nearby pearly

pearlized, pearls, pearls before swine, cast not, pearlstein, pearlwort, pearly, pearly gates, pearly king, pearly nautilus, pearly queen, pearly razorfish

Example sentences from the Web for pearly

Will these resurrected animals be house-trained and know to exit the pearly gates before doing their business?

Sorry, Internet: Pope Francis Didn't Open Paradise to Pets |Candida Moss |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is a good-sized quarter pounder of pearly meat spiced and rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs, then pan-fried to a crisp.

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Charles Darwin, how was your theory of evolution received when you arrived at the Pearly Gates?

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Will I cross the fields of Elysium to gaze over the pearly ramparts?

Rose of Old Harpeth |Maria Thompson Daviess

This makes you laugh, I feel it, I see your cool, pearly smile.

Fernley House |Laura E. Richards
The air was clear, and the sky like opal, and the pale, pearly tints of the clouds were ravishing to behold.

Love's Pilgrimage |Upton Sinclair
Its pearly grays and softened greens in nowise interfere with the lustre which is the true distinction of the tree.

Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) |John Addington Symonds
The golden hair fell forward upon a forehead of pearly whiteness, veined at the temples with delicate lines of blue.

The Torrent |Vicente Blasco Ibaez

British Dictionary definitions for pearly

pearly

/ (ˈpɜːlɪ) /

adjective pearlier or pearliest

resembling a pearl, esp in lustre

of the colour pearl; pale bluish-grey

decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl

noun plural 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

Derived forms of pearly

pearliness, noun

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pearly

adjective, pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est.

Origin of pearly

OTHER WORDS FROM pearly

Words nearby pearly

Example sentences from the Web for pearly

British Dictionary definitions for pearly

adjective pearlier or pearliest

noun plural pearlies (in Britain)

Derived forms of pearly

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

pearly

adjective, pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est.

Origin of pearly

OTHER WORDS FROM pearly

Words nearby pearly

Words related to pearly

Example sentences from the Web for pearly

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adjective pearlier or pearliest

noun plural pearlies (in Britain)

Derived forms of pearly

British Dictionary definitions for pearly