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pearl

Related forms: pearl · 4 words in this dictionary

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pearly

resembling a pearl in luster or color

pearl+y

Shared component: pearl · pearl

pearl-gray

of a pale, cool gray color with a slight bluish or silvery tint, like that of a pearl.

pearl+gray

Shared component: pearl · pearl

pearlescent

having a soft, shimmering, iridescent appearance like that of mother-of-pearl.

pearl+escent

Shared component: pearl · pearl

mother-of-pearlExtended relation

a hard, shiny, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of the shells of some mollusks, such as oysters and abalones, and is used in making decorative objects and jewelry.

Extended relation: pearl · pearl