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pearlesque

pearlesque adjective: having the colour or lustre of pearl; pearly.

Adjective

pearlesque (comparative more pearlesque, superlative most pearlesque)

  1. Having the colour or lustre of pearl; pearly.

Forms of pearlesque

comparativemore pearlesque
superlativemost pearlesque

Origin of pearlesque

From pearl + -esque. Piecewise doublet of pearlish.

Questions about pearlesque

What does pearlesque mean?
Pearlesque means having the colour or lustre of pearl; pearly.
What part of speech is pearlesque?
Pearlesque is an adjective.

Words near pearlesque in the dictionary

  1. pearlers
  2. pearlescence
  3. pearlescences
  4. pearlescent
  5. pearlescently
  6. pearlesque
  7. pearless
  8. pearlet
  9. pearlets
  10. pearlfish
  11. pearlfishes

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