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pearl-necklace

pearl-necklace is the alternative form of pearl necklace.

Meaning of pearl necklace

Noun

pearl necklace (plural pearl necklaces)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pearl, necklace.
    • Silks, laces, ear-rings, pearl-necklace, gold watch, in short, all the trinkets and articles of dress were lavishly heap'd upon me1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC
  2. (slang, vulgar) A sexual act whereby semen is ejaculated onto a partner's upper chest, breasts and/or throat.
    • Actually, we're talking about the other kind of pearl necklace. You know, when a guy decorates your neck.2002 August 4, Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky, “Luck Be an Old Lady”, in Sex and the City, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Samantha

Questions about pearl-necklace

What is pearl-necklace the alternative form of?
Pearl-necklace is the alternative form of pearl necklace.

Words near pearl-necklace in the dictionary

  1. pearl-clutchers
  2. pearl-clutching
  3. pearl-clutchingly
  4. pearl-clutchy
  5. pearl-coated
  6. pearl-necklace
  7. pearlaceous
  8. Pearland
  9. pearlash
  10. pearlashes
  11. pearlbush

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