What (who) is pearly - definition
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Pearly (disambiguation)
pearly
Something that is pearly is pale and shines softly, like a pearl.
...the pearly light of early morning.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
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Pearly is also a combining form.
...pearly pink lipstick...
COMB in COLOUR
pearly
a.
1.
Abounding in pearls.
2.
Clear, pure, translucent, limpid, pellucid.
Pearly
·adj Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells.
II. Pearly ·adj Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.
Pronunciation examples for pearly
1. "The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace,"
Institute of Figuring _ Margaret Wertheim _ Talks Google
2. you're looking at the pearly gates.
The Wonders of Pulses - Saving our Health & Agriculture _ Liz Carlisle + More _ Talks at Google
3. but outside, it's pearly white formica
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4. I kept seeing that shiny, pearly spot,
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5. You're not far from the pearly gates.
The Wonders of Pulses - Saving our Health & Agriculture _ Liz Carlisle + More _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of pearly
1. She flashes toothy smiles from her large, pearly lipsticked mouth.
2. "I could see the pearly sheen on the oyster shells as clear as day," he says.
3. By the time the infection cleared up, Deepak‘s pupils had turned a pearly white.
4. In the slips, men ceased buffing the pearly hulls of multimillion–dollar yachts.
5. There is amber, grey, and green coloured pollen in the cells around the pearly white larvae.