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Pearl

pəːl

Pearl definitions
noun
pearl pearls
  1. a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem

    "a linen garment decorated with pearls"

    • an artificial imitation of a pearl
    • a necklace of pearls

      "tweeds look traditional teamed with twinset and pearls"

    • something resembling a pearl

      "the sweat stood in pearls along his forehead"

    • a very pale bluish grey or white colour like that of a pearl

      "her dress was a lovely pearl grey"

  2. a person or thing of great rarity and worth

    "these things are pearls amidst the everyday"

    finest example/specimen choicest example/specimen best example/specimen showpiece pearl flower pride pride and joy cream crème de la crème jewel in the crown nonpareil glory wonder prize boast pick
verb
pearl pearled pearling pearls
  1. form drops resembling pearls

    "raindrops pearled on water-soaked windowpanes"

    • make bluish-grey or white in a way reminiscent of a pearl

      "sunset pearled the sky above the hills"