Definition of pearl

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Pearl (n.) A size of type, between agate and diamond..

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Empearl :: Empearl (v. t.) To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to impearl..
Pearl :: Pearl (v. i.) To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling..
Urinator :: Urinator (n.) One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver..
Madreperl :: Madreperl (n.) Mother-of-pearl.
Margarite :: Margarite (n.) A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster..
Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.
Perlitic :: Perlitic (a.) Relating to or resembling perlite, or pearlstone; as, the perlitic structure of certain rocks. See Pearlite..
Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
Trigonia :: Trigonia (n.) A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living species exist on the coast of Australia..
Perlaceous :: Perlaceous (a.) Pearly; resembling pearl.
Opalescence :: Opalescence (n.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent..
Agate :: Agate (n.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby..
Pearly :: Pearly (a.) Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells..
Thuringite :: Thuringite (n.) A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron.
Pearl :: Pearl (n.) Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious..
Margaric :: Margaric (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly..
Inlay :: Inlay (v. t.) To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions..
Turbo :: Turbo (n.) Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidae, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum..
Carat :: Carat (n.) The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.
Polverine :: Polverine (n.) Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass..
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