The meaning of Pearl

Pearl – definition

noun
A hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem.
Usage examples:
A linen garment decorated with pearls
noun
A person or thing of great rarity and worth.
Usage examples:
These things are pearls amidst the everyday

verb
Form drops resembling pearls.
Usage examples:
Raindrops pearled on water-soaked windowpanes

noun
Another term for picot.

noun
A small, shiny, hard ball, usually white or blue-gray, that forms around a grain of sand inside some oyster shells and is valued as a jewel
Usage examples:
A string of pearls

Pearl translation into English

Pearl: translate from English into Chinese

珍珠, 真珠, 璸, 珍珠的, 杰出者, 在 ... 成珠

Pearl: translate from English into Dutch

Parel, Parelmoer, Paarlemoer, Juweel, Parelen, Parelachtig, Picootje, Naar parels vissen, Met parelen behangen, Met parelen bezetten, Staar, Kleine drukletter, Diamantletter

Pearl: translate from English into French

Perle, Nacre, Perler, Former des gouttelettes

Pearl: translate from English into German

Perle, Matt, Kügelchen

Pearl: translate from English into Hindi

मोती, पर्ल, मोतियों का, सीप, मुक्ताफल, सीप का, मोतियों का बना हुआ, मोतियों से सजाना, मैक्तिक, दाना, बूँद से ढँकना, सीप में रंगाना, दवा का खोल, बीज, मोती के सदृश चमकीला बनाना

Pearl: translate from English into Italian

Perla

Pearl: translate from English into Korean

진주, 펄, 진주 같은 것, 진주 같은 이 따위, 귀중한 것, 귀중한 사람, 진주 같은 눈물, 전형, 진주 같은 이슬, 진주를 채취하다, 구슬같이 드리워지다, 보리 따위를 기계로 잘게 찧다, 기계로 잘게 찧다, 진주로 장식하다, 진주의

Pearl: translate from English into Russian

Жемчуг, Жемчужина, Жемчужный, Перламутр, Перламутровый, Перл, Жемчужное ожерелье, Зернышко, Добывать жемчуг, Выступать жемчужными каплями, Капля росы, Слеза, Крупинка, Стеклянная ампула, Осыпать жемчугом, Украшать жемчугом, Окрашивать в жемчужные тона, Делать похожим на жемчуг, Рушить зерно

Pearl: translate from English into Spanish

Perla, De perlas, Joya, Madreperla, Margarita, Perlero, Gris perla, De color perla, Gotear, Pescar perlas

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French perle, perhaps based on Latin perna ‘leg’, extended to denote a leg-of-mutton-shaped bivalve.

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