pearly
noun
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L325183 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- pearl-like
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English pearl English -y English pearly From pearl + -y.
- Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
- Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
“a pearly lustre”
- Containing or yielding pearls.
- Having a pure sweet tone.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English pearl English -y English pearly From pearl + -y.
- A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
“In nature we as often find the light cool as warm; also in the pictures of many of the Flemish and Dutch schools, where, as Sir Joshua himself mentions, " the silver gray or pearly is predominant, and are valued by the connoisseurs in proportion as they possess this excellence of a silver tint."”
“Pearly is that silky and often coloured lustre which renders of such value”
- A tooth.