empearl
empearl is the alternative form of impearl.
Meaning of impearl
Verb
impearl (third-person singular simple present impearls, present participle impearling, simple past and past participle impearled)
- To form into pearls, or make pearly.
- Virgins of equall birth, [...] / Shall draw thy picture, and record thy life; / One ſhall enſphere thine eyes, another ſhall / Impearl thy teeth[,] a third thy white and ſmall / Hand ſhall beſnow, a fourth incarnadine / Thy roſie cheek, [...]1640 (first publication), Thomas Carew, “Obsequies to the Lady Anne Hay”, in Poems, with a Maske, […], 3rd edition, London: […] H[umphrey] M[oseley] and are to be sold by J[ohn] Martin, […]...
- To decorate as if with pearls.
- The Devvs of the Morning impearl every Thorn, and ſcatter Diamonds on the verdant Mantle of the Earth.1722 October 20 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Alexander Pope, “To the Same [Letter to the Honourable Robert Digby, from Mr. Pope]”, in Mr Pope’s Literary Correspondence for Thirty Years; from...
Forms of empearl
| third-person singular present | empearls |
|---|---|
| present participle | empearling |
| past participle | empearled |
| past | empearled |
Origin of empearl
From em- + pearl.
Questions about empearl
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- Empearl is the alternative form of impearl.
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