pearly

pearl·y

 (pûr′lē)

adj. pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est

1. Resembling pearls.

2. Covered or decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl.

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pearly

(ˈpɜːlɪ)

adj, pearlier or pearliest

1. resembling a pearl, esp in lustre

2. (Colours) of the colour pearl; pale bluish-grey

3. decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl

(in Britain) n, pl pearlies

4. a London costermonger who wears on ceremonial occasions a traditional dress of dark clothes covered with pearl buttons

5. (plural) the clothes or the buttons themselves

ˈpearliness n

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pearl•y

(ˈpɜr li)

adj. pearl•i•er, pearl•i•est.

1. like a pearl, esp. in being white or lustrous: pearly teeth.

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

[1400–50]

pearl′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pearly - informal terms for a human `tooth'   chopper 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 pearly-white achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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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

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Translations

لُؤْلُؤي

perleťovýperlový

perlenartig

nacréperlé

eins og perla

perlaceoperlatomadreperlaceo

perle-perleaktig

inci gibi

珍珠似的

pearly

[ˈpɜːlɪ] ADJ (pearlier (compar) (pearliest (superl))) [teeth] → de perla; [colour] → color de perla
pearly white/pink → blanco/rosa perla
the Pearly Gates (hum) → las puertas del cielo

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pearly

adj (+er) (in colour) → perlmuttfarben; pearly buttons → Perlmuttknöpfe pl; a pearly costume → ein Kostüm nt → mit Perlmuttknöpfen

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pearly

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Pearly Gates

pl → Himmelstür f

pearly king/queen

n Straßenverkäufer(in) in London, der/die ein mit Perlmuttknöpfen und bunten Perlen besticktes Kostüm trägt

pearly-white

adj → strahlend weiß; teeth → perlweiß; skin, fabric → blütenweiß

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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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pearl

(pəːl) noun

a valuable, hard, round object formed by oysters and several other shellfish. The necklace consists of three strings of pearls; (also adjective) a pearl necklace. pêrel لُؤْلُؤَه бисер pérola perla; perlový die Perle; Perlen-... perle; perle- μαργαριτάριperla pärl مروارید helmi perleפנינה मोती biser, sedef gyöngy mutiara perla perla; di perle 真珠 진주 perlas pērle mutiara parelperleperła ملغلرې pérola perlă; de perle жемчуг perla; perlový biser; biseren biser pärla ไข่มุก inci 珍珠 перлина موتي، لؤلو ngọc trai 珍珠

ˈpearly adjective

like pearls. pearly teeth. pêrelagtig لُؤْلُؤي бисерен perolado perlový; perleťový perlenartig perleagtig μαργαριταρένιος como perlas, perlado, nacarado pärlendav مروارید مانند helmimäinen perlé כְּפְנִינָה मोतिया poput bisera gyöngyszerű seperti mutiara eins og perla perlaceo, perlato come perle 真珠のような 진주 같은 kaip perlai pērļu-; pērļains spt mutiara parelwitperle-, perleaktig perłowy دملغلرو په ډول، ملغلر وزمه como pérolas ca de sidef; ca mărgăritarul жемчужный perlový, perleťový bisernat biserni pärlliknande ที่คล้ายไข่มุก inci gibi 珍珠似的 перлинний; схожий на перли موتي جيسا giống hạt ngọc trai 珍珠似的

ˈpearl-diver, ˈpearl-fisher nouns

a person who dives or fishes for pearls. pêrelduiker غَوّاص ловец на бисери pescador de pérolas lovec perel der/die Perlenfischer(in) perledykker ψαράς μαργαριταριών pescador de perlas pärlipüüdja صیاد مروارید helmenkalastaja pêcheur/-euse de perles שוֹלֵי פְּנִינִים मोती निकालने वाला गोताखोर lovac bisera, ronilac za biserom gyöngyhalász penyelam mutiara perlukafari pescatore di perle 真珠採り 진주조개를 채취하는 잠수부 perlų ieškotojas/gaudytojas pērļu zvejnieks penyelam mutiara parelduiker perledykker/-fisker poławiacz pereł څوک چی ملغلری لاس ته راوری pescador de pérolas pescuitor de perle ловец жемчуга lovec perál lovec na bisere ronilac za biserima pärlfiskare คนงมหาไข่มุก inci avcısı 採珠人 шукач перлів; водолаз, що добуває перли موتي نکالنے والا người mò ngọc trai 采珠人

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