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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pearl

The word "pearl" in example sentences

The Latin for a pearl and onion is _unio_, and the pun refers to Cleopatra giving her _pearl_ (or _onion_) to Antony in a draught of wine, or, as some say, drinking it herself in toasting her lover. ❋ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1853)

The phrase pearl clutching, which means being shocked by something once-salacious that should now be seen as commonplace ❋ Torie Bosch (2012)

Our little ocean pearl is in the way of some industrialist aliens, known as Vogons, building an intergalactic highway. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I imagine the pearl is named so because it cries out to thieves like yourself. ❋ Reis O'Brien (2009)

BAIT: Go with a 6-inch Ultimate Gitzit (3) in pearl, rigged Texas-style with a 6/0 worm hook and 1/4-ounce bullet sinker. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A 400-grain pearl, found in the same area, now forms part of the Spanish crown jewels. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This pearl comes from the folks at Greenpeace, with the help of their ad agency Ogilvy, from Beijing, China. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The pearl is flawless, pigeon-egg size, transluscent and softly luminous. ❋ Unknown (2008)

By the time Raoul returns to accept Mapuhi's original price, the pearl is in Levy's possession and a huge storm is coming, the barometer falling, the 1,200 inhabitants of Hikueru in peril. ❋ Unknown (2008)

His wife Juana soon realizes that the pearl is evil … "Throw the pearl back into the sea or it will destroy us." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Unlike most precious stones and gems, which require faceting to reveal their splendor, the pearl is perfect in its natural state and may be seen to manifest the universal monad, a notion familiar to the court of Urbino through the De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii of Martianus Capella and the interests of Nicholas of Cusa. 127 ❋ Unknown (2008)

A war has been fought over the Eldarin pearl for a long time, until the coming of the Dark Moon. ❋ Blue Tyson (2007)

November 21st, 2007 at 7: 54 am affleckwasthebomb says: no … not in pearl harbo (u) r …. .if only you could see my shame …. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Now that little pearl comes from the stores which sell brand spanking new untouched by human error computers. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Use a size 15A Bomber Long A in pearl, chartreuse-and-pearl, or Wonderbread colors, or a Fishlander 4¾-inch (or larger) Magnum Spoon in silver with green prism tape. ❋ Unknown (2005)

One of the best lures for high-water trout is a crappie-size spinner-jig, with a 1/4-ounce fluorescent red or green leadhead, a small silver blade, and a plastic grub tail in pearl or black. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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