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UK
/pˈɜːl/
]
[ US /ˈpɝɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɝɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
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a shape that is spherical and small
beads of sweat on his forehead
he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
VERB
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
How To Use pearl In A Sentence
- Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
- Clean dishes or perfect pearly whites? The Sun
- I fancied up the dress with some pearls.
- Price as tested is $44,600, including $8,525 in options Deep Sea Blue pearlescent paint, eight-speed Audi Tiptronic transmission, high-intensity discharge headlamps, power liftgate and onboard navigation with backup camera and an $875 destination charge. 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 T Quattro
- Suzy Menkes noted in an article that the jewels the Duchess of Windsor gave Princess Michael included: ‘a gold sunburst suite set with pearls and a pair of emerald panther earrings.’
- Pearl scurried about the deck, searching the pirate crew to find the captain.
- Her skin was as white as pearl and very soft. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale
- It was purfled about the rim of the soundbox with trapezia of shimmering mother-of-pearl, and it had a black strikeplate in the shape of a clematis flower, inlaid with multicoloured blossoms that were purely the result of an exuberant craftsman's imagination. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- I offered a charming smile of my own, showing pearly teeth.
- Donnelly's PNAC report -- a blueprint followed faithfully by the Bush Administration -- openly yearned for a "new Pearl Harbor" that would "catalyze" the American people into adopting PNAC's global militarist agenda wholesale. Undefined
