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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue..
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."
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
a pearly lustre
Use pearly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pearly means (uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue..
Common synonyms include pearlesque, pearlish, pearllike, achromatic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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."
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