i., s. inci

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Türkçe - İngilizce
pearl
Something precious
To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling
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.

Used also figuratively
Nacre, or mother-of-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
A whitish speck or film on the eye
Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of- pearl
One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler
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
Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl
{f} search for pearls, dive for pearls; extract pearls
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
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
One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deers antler
{i} white shiny bead commonly used for jewelry; beloved person
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
- single color star, launched from the ground
A fish allied to the turbot; the brill
i., s. inci