Pearly

Quick meaning: Pearly is a noun meaning (uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.

Meaning

(uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.

More Meanings

1. (countable, British, slang, especially in plural) A tooth.
2. Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
3. Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
4. Containing or yielding pearls.
5. Having a pure sweet tone.

Example Sentences

a pearly lustre

Pearly is that silky and often coloured lustre which renders of such value

When (the scales are) more developed and thickened, the color (pearly) is deepened, shading

In nature we as often find the light cool as warm; also in the pictures of many of the Flemish and Dutch schools, where, as Sir Joshua himself mentions, " the silver gray or pearly is predominant, and are valued by the connoisseurs in proportion as they possess this excellence of a silver tint."

Word Forms

• pearlies
• pearlier
• pearliest

Synonyms for pearly

Depending on context, synonyms include pearlesque, pearlish, pearllike, achromatic, colorless, chopper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chopper, colorless, achromatic, perlaceous, nautilus, brightly.

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