a pearl

Definition of a pearl in English English dictionary: margarite
Pearl: A female given name from the English noun pearl
She stared at me. Do you know what pearls are? They're ugliness: dirt or sand gets in an oyster and the oyster coats it over so that it won't be irritating..
pearl: Something precious
pearl: To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling
pearl: to dig the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff
Used a pointed tip today and learned why I kept pearling with my round tipped board. Round noses like to dig into the water, causing frustrating wipeouts.
pearl: To resemble pearl or pearls
pearl: A light-colored tern
pearl: A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for e.g. medicinal application
pearl: Five-point size of type, between agate and diamond
pearl: A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones
pearl: {n} a gem is shellfish, color, film, letter
Pearl: {i} female first name
Pearl: from the English noun pearl
Pearl: june
pearl: Used also figuratively
pearl: Nacre, or mother-of-pearl
pearl: A natural gemstone formed when a oyster is irritated by a substance that gets into its shell If the irritation is a naturally occurring grain of sand, it is an Oriental pearl If it is produced by purposefully inserting a mother-of-pearl bead, a cultured pearl is formed A pearl that forms attached to the shell is a blister pearl, while a pearl that forms a half dome is a mabe (pronounced mah-bay) pearl Pearls that are irregularly shaped rather than round are referred to as baroque
pearl: A whitish speck or film on the eye
pearl: Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of- pearl
pearl: One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler
pearl: This word has two meanings The first one designates the philosophical salt when in a semi-liquid state At this point it is called "May dew" because when the salts begin to liquefy they look like water drops The second one is granulation in every state
pearl: Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl
pearl: {f} search for pearls, dive for pearls; extract pearls
pearl: A natural gemstone formed when a oyster is irritated by a substance that gets into its shell If the irritation is a naturally occuring grain of sand, it is an Oriental pearl If it is produced by purposefully inserting a mother-of-pearl bead, a cultured pearl is formed A pearl that forms attached to the shell is a blister pearl, while a pearl that forms a half dome is a mabe (pronounced mah-bay) pearl Pearls that are irregularly shaped rather than round are referred to as baroque
pearl: A distributor who has personally sponsored three distributors who have reached "silver" (hit 7500 points at least once but have not maintained it for 6 months yet) This pin has been discontinued and replaced by Sapphire
pearl: One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deers antler
pearl: {i} white shiny bead commonly used for jewelry; beloved person
pearl: a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
pearl: - single color star, launched from the ground
pearl: A fish allied to the turbot; the brill
pearl: A lamp with a frosted, translucent envelope, giving a softer more diffuse light
pearl: to dig the nose of ones surfboard into the water, often on takeoff
pearl: A fringe or border
pearl: A size of type, between agate and diamond
pearl: To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley
pearl: a nearly neutral slightly bluish medium gray
pearl: To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively
pearl: To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl
pearl: A person recognized by the King, Queen, and other Atlantia Pearls as having excelled in one of the arts or sciences, or in the teaching of an art or science, and who also has great virtue This is a kingdom-level, Atlantian award
pearl: It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle
pearl: A pearl is formed when a bit of sand or other irritant gets inside the shell of a mollusk, such as an oyster The mollusk secretes calcium carbonate to surround the irritant, which accumulates in layers of aragonite and conchiolin This layered formation causes the refraction of light that gives pearls their distinctive appearance Colors vary with the type of mollusk, and varying nutrients in the water A R T Precious & Collectible Jewelry
pearl: Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious
pearl: usually refers to a natural pearl when no qualifying adjective, such as cultured or imitation, precedes it According to CIBJO regulations, pearls are "natural formations secreted accidentally and without the aid of any human agency" However, this regulation may not always be adhered to since natural pearls make up such a tiny proportion of the trade
pearl: a shade of white the color of bleached bones
pearl: To fringe; to border
pearl: Organic gems grown within oysters and abalones, formed when a foreign object (like a tiny stone) has made its way into the mollusc’s shell The mollusc secretes nacre, a lustrous substance, and as thousands of layers of nacre coat the intruder, a pearl is formed This process takes up to seven or eight years The most valuable pearls are perfectly symmetrical, large, naturally produced, and have a shimmering iridescence Pearls may be natural or cultured (i e when the irritant is purposely placed in the oyster’s body)
pearl: gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
pearl: A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves
pearl: Pearl is used to describe something which looks like a pearl. tiny pearl buttons. Variant of purl. Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. Long treasured as gemstones, pearls are valued for their translucence and lustre and for the delicate play of surface colour. The more perfect a pearl's shape and the deeper its lustre, the greater its value. The colour varies with the mollusk and its environment. Jewelers of the 16th-17th centuries often used irregularly shaped (baroque) pearls, formed from muscular tissue, to form the bodies of animals and other figures. In Europe and China, mother-of-pearl has been used as an inlay material for decorating furniture. The discovery that a pearl could be cultivated by insertion of a foreign object inside the mollusk's shell is said to have been made in 13th-century China. Bailey Pearl Mae Buck Pearl Pearl Sydenstricker Pearl Grey Pearl Harbor Pearl River Primus Pearl
pearl: A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether
pearl: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones
pearl: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
pearl: A pearl is a hard round object which is shiny and 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 see also mother-of-pearl
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pearl: Smooth, lustrous, variously colored and round pearls are formed as deposits around a grain of sand in certain shellfish They may be formed naturally or "Cultured" through an artificial implanting process
pearl: (adj ) excellent
pearl: a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel