pearly
IPA: pˈɝɫi
noun
- (uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
- (countable, Britain, slang, especially in plural) A tooth.
adjective
- Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
- Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
- Containing or yielding pearls.
- Having a pure sweet tone.
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Examples of "pearly" in Sentences
- Its luster is pearly on cleavage.
- Appalachian monkey face pearly mussel.
- The luster is usually vitreous to pearly.
- It has a yellow colour with a pearly lustre.
- Patients present with a shiny, pearly nodule.
- The interior of the shell is whitish and pearly.
- Moonstone is feldspar with a pearly and opalescent lustre.
- The inner surface of the shell is blue and faintly pearly.
- Moonstone is feldspar with a pearly and opalescent luster.
- The interior of the shell is pearly and iridescent because of the nacre.
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