[
US
/ˈpɝɫi/
]
[ UK /pˈɜːli/ ]
[ UK /pˈɜːli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- of a white the color of pearls
NOUN
- informal terms for a human `tooth'
How To Use pearly In A Sentence
- Clean dishes or perfect pearly whites? The Sun
- I offered a charming smile of my own, showing pearly teeth.
- His teeth were rows of perfectly set pearly whites, and he had a dimple in his left cheek.
- That means pearly white skinless cod or haddock under a casing of crisp batter the colour of dark honey, served with golden chips. Times, Sunday Times
- After the organization of a new heaven and a new earth it was taught that upon the latter would descend a beautiful city, with pearly gates and golden streets, called the City of God, the Kingdom of God, the Astral Worship
- I allude to the phase of the aura which presents the "pearly" appearance of the opalescent body, which we have just noted. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms
- The pearly grey colour and rough texture forms an expressive contrast with the smooth white render.
- The name perlite (also spelled pearlite) comes from the French word perle which means pearl, in reference to the "pearly" luster of classic perlite. Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
- Let's suppose we next get rid of those who were secretly gay, and well, even then you've got around eight people a minute lining up at the Pearly Gates. Clay Farris Naff: How In The World Did Colton Burpo Beat Me To Heaven?
- However, to keep these teeth pearly white, the crocodiles employ the services of spur winged plovers that pick the pieces of meat left between the crocodile's teeth after a large meal.