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Meanings of pearly in inglês

Of a white the color of pearls.

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Informal terms for a human `tooth'

Usage of pearly in inglês
1
The new moon had sunk, leaving a pearly light on the water.
Between the Woods and the Water
2
And it is not simply teenagers seeking to straighten their pearly whites.
The Irish Times
3
That was true when they'd spotted the pearly ones in the moonlight.
Good girls don't
4
Yet they resembled the lilies of the garden when pearly with dew-drops.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
5
Boric acid crystallizes in pearly flakes, which are greasy to the touch.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
6
She became a pearly copy of themselves in all but her hair.
The Forest Lovers
7
A shimmering being, pearly and opalescent, brushed past me imperiously: Princess Glisselda.
Seraphina
8
Now in love and fond thanksgiving they may loose their pearly tides-
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
9
But they never said anything about angels and harps or pearly gates.
Skypoint
10
He fills the temple with a pearly, internal light at a gesture.
Foundation
11
The pearly mornings and the birds' songs stirred every instinct of expression.
The Daughters of Danaus
12
At this, Rose raised a lamentable cry, and pearly tears gushed forth.
Hard Cash
13
In the quietness of the morning, the eastern sky was pearly pink.
Way Station
14
Her pearly teeth closed upon her under lip until the blood started.
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
15
It is a delicate, shimmering grey stuff with pearly tints about it.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903
16
His pidgin-French made her show her little pearly teeth in a smile.
Three Soldiers
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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