pearls

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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