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pearly
(redirected from pearlier)

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pearl·y  (pûrl)
adj. pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est
1. Resembling pearls.
2. Covered or decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl.

pearly [ˈpɜːlɪ]
adj pearlier, pearliest
1. resembling a pearl, esp in lustre
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour pearl; pale bluish-grey
3. decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl
n pl pearlies (in Britain)
1. a London costermonger who wears on ceremonial occasions a traditional dress of dark clothes covered with pearl buttons
2. (plural) the clothes or the buttons themselves
pearliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pearlypearly - informal terms for a human `tooth'  
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
Adj.1.pearly - of a white the color of pearls
achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

pearly
adjective
1. iridescent, mother-of-pearl, opalescent, nacreous, margaric, margaritic a suit covered with pearly buttons
2. ivory, creamy, milky, silvery pearly white teeth
Translations
pearly [ˈpɜːlɪ] ADJ (pearlier (compar) (pearliest (superl))) [teeth] → de perla; [colour] → color de perla
pearly white/pinkblanco/rosa perla
the Pearly Gates (hum) → las puertas del cielo
pearly
adj (+er) (in colour) → perlmuttfarben; pearly buttonsPerlmuttknöpfe pl; a pearly costumeein Kostüm ntmit Perlmuttknöpfen

pearly:
Pearly Gates
plHimmelstür f
pearly king/queen
n Straßenverkäufer(in) in London, der/die ein mit Perlmuttknöpfen und bunten Perlen besticktes Kostüm trägt
pearly-white
adjstrahlend weiß; teethperlweiß; skin, fabricblütenweiß
pearly [ˈpɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (teeth) → come perle; (buttons) → a perla
pearly white → bianco perla inv
the Pearly Gates (hum) → le porte del paradiso
pearly [ˈpɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (teeth) → come perle; (buttons) → a perla
pearly white → bianco perla inv
the Pearly Gates (hum) → le porte del paradiso


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