pearl
Pronunciation
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- (countable) A pearl is a round, white jewel that you get from inside of oysters.
- She bought a pearl necklace.
- (countable) A pearl is a kind of fish called the brill.
- (countable) A pearl is a light colored tern.
- (uncountable) Pearl is nacre or mother-of-pearl.
Verb
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- If you pearl something, you adorn it with pearls.
- If you pearl something, you make it into small, round grains, as with barley.
- If you pearl, you go hunting for pearls; you go pearling.