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pearlies

pearlies is the plural of pearly.

Meaning of pearly

Noun

pearly (countable and uncountable, plural pearlies)

  1. (dated, uncommon, uncountable) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
    • In nature we as often find the light cool as warm; also in the pictures of many of the Flemish and Dutch schools, where, as Sir Joshua himself mentions, " the silver gray or pearly is predominant, and are valued by the connoisseurs in proportion as they possess this excellence of a silver tint."1830, John Burnet, A practical treatise on painting, page 3
  2. (UK, countable, especially, plural, slang) A tooth.

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Questions about pearlies

What is pearlies the plural of?
Pearlies is the plural of pearly.

Words near pearlies in the dictionary

  1. pearlets
  2. pearlfish
  3. pearlfishes
  4. pearlie
  5. pearlier
  6. pearlies
  7. pearliest
  8. pearlike
  9. pearlin
  10. Pearline
  11. pearliness

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