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pearl⋅y

  [pur-lee]
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–adjective, pearl⋅i⋅er, pearl⋅i⋅est.
1. like a pearl, esp. in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.
2. adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother-of-pearl.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME peerly. See pearl 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
pearl⋅i⋅ness, noun
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pearl·y   (pûr'lē)   
adj.   pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est

  1. Resembling pearls.

  2. Covered or decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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