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im⋅pearl

[im-purl]
–verb (used with object)
1. to form into drops resembling pearls.
2. to adorn with pearls or pearllike drops.

Origin:
1580–90; im- 1 + pearl 1 ; cf. F emperler
im·pearl   (ĭm-pûrl')   
tr.v.   im·pearled, im·pearl·ing, im·pearls
  1. To form (something) into pearls.
  2. To adorn with or as if with pearls.

Impearl

Im*pearl"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impearled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.]

1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic]

Dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. --Milton.

2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls. [Poetic]

With morning dews impearled. --Mrs. Browning.

The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. --R. Digby.
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