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pearle

pearle is the obsolete spelling of pearl.

Meaning of pearl

Noun

pearl (countable and uncountable, plural pearls)

  1. (literally) Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
  2. (broadly, literally) A white color inspired by the shade of pearls.
  3. (figuratively) Something precious.
    • I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  4. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
  5. A whitish speck or film on the eye.
    • Boast not of your eyes; it is feared you have Balaam's disease, a pearl in your eye, Mammon's prestriction.1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon The Remonstrants Defence Against Smectymnuus, Section III
  6. A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.

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Forms of pearle

pluralpearles

Questions about pearle

What is pearle the obsolete spelling of?
Pearle is the obsolete spelling of pearl.

Words near pearle in the dictionary

  1. pearlashes
  2. pearlbush
  3. pearlbushes
  4. pearlcore
  5. pearldom
  6. pearle
  7. pearled
  8. pearled barley
  9. pearled couscous
  10. Pearleen
  11. Pearlene

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