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1. : to set or adorn with pearls. 2. : to sprinkle or bead with pearly drops.
noun. us / pɝːl / uk / pɜːl /. Add to word list. Add to word list. [ C or U ] a small, round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside the shell of a sea creature, especially an oyster. Pearls are valuable and are used to make jewelry: a string of pearls. a pearl necklace.
Definition of pearl noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Correct pronunciation for the word "pearl" is [pˈɜːl], [pˈɜːl], [p_ˈɜː_l]. Definition of pearl. To set or adorn with pearls. A silvery-white, smooth, and iridescent gem, extracted from the pearl-oyster; something round and clear, like a dewdrop; anything very precious; a white speck growing on the eye; a small sort of type.
noun. a variant spelling of purl 1 purl 1 purl 1. pearl. / pûrl /. A smooth, slightly iridescent, white or grayish rounded growth inside the shells of some mollusks. Pearls form as a reaction to the presence of a foreign particle, and consist of thin layers of mother-of-pearl that are deposited around the particle.
5 days ago · Word forms: plural pearls. 1. countable noun. A pearl is a hard round object which is shiny and usually creamy-white in colour. Pearls grow inside the shell of an oyster and are used for making expensive jewellery . She wore a string of pearls at her throat. I put on the pearl earrings Daddy had bought me. 2. See also mother-of-pearl.
pearl / pɜːl / n. a hard smooth lustrous typically rounded structure occurring on the inner surface of the shell of a clam or oyster: consists of calcium carbonate secreted in layers around an invading particle such as a sand grain; much valued as a gem; any artificial gem resembling this; See mother-of-pearl
