Pearl
Word | PEARL |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | pearl |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Pearl"
What do we mean by pearl?
A smooth, lustrous, variously colored mass, chiefly of calcium carbonate, formed around a grain of sand or other foreign matter inside the shell of certain bivalve mollusks and valued as a gem. noun
A bead resembling one of these masses. noun
Mother-of-pearl; nacre. noun
One that is highly regarded for its beauty or value. noun
A type size measuring approximately five points. noun
A yellowish white. noun
To decorate or cover with pearls or beads resembling pearls. intransitive verb
To make into the shape or color of pearls. intransitive verb
To dive or fish for pearls or pearl-bearing mollusks. intransitive verb
To form beads resembling pearls. intransitive verb
In ship-rigging, one of the bull's-eye rollers strung on the round iron band which spans the forward part of the gaff on fore-and-aft vessels, and which assist in the smooth hoisting of the spar, as well as confining it to the mast. noun
A nacreous concretion, or separate mass of nacre, of hard, smooth, lustrous texture, and a rounded, oval, pear-shaped, or irregular figure, secreted within the shells of various bivalve mollusks as a result of the irritation caused by the presence of some foreign body, as a grain of sand, within the mantle-lobes. noun
Anything very valuable; the choicest or best part; a jewel; the finest of its kind. noun
Something round and clear, as a drop of water or dew; any small granule or globule resembling a pearl; specifically, in pharmacy, a small pill or pellet containing or consisting of some medicinal substance. noun
A white speck or film growing on the eye; cataract. noun
Mother-of-pearl; nacre: as, a pearl button. noun
A size of printing-type, about 15 lines to the inch, intermediate between the larger size agate and the smaller size diamond: it is equal to 5 points, and is so distinguished in the new system of sizes. noun
This line is printed in pearl. noun
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
Something precious.
A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for e.g. medicinal application.
Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
A whitish speck or film on the eye.
A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
A light-colored tern.
One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.
A fringe or border.
A jewel or gem.
The clitoris.
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