1. Noun
A fringe or border.
2. Verb
To fringe; to border.
3. Noun
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.
4. Noun
Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious.
5. Noun
Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
6. Noun
A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
7. Noun
A light-colored tern.
8. Noun
One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
9. Noun
A whitish speck or film on the eye.
10. Noun
A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether.
11. Noun
A size of type, between agate and diamond.
12. Adjective
Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
13. Verb
To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.
14. Verb
To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.
15. Verb
To resemble pearl or pearls.
16. Verb
To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.
17. Verb
gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
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