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pearly

Pronunciation: /ˈpəːli/
Definition of pearly

adjective (pearlier, pearliest)

  • resembling a pearl in lustre or colour:nice pearly teeth
  • made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.

noun (plural pearlies)

(pearlies)
  • 1British pearly kings and queens: her mum and dad had been pearlies
  • a pearly king’s or queen’s clothes or pearl buttons: Joe gleaming and sparkling in his pearlies
  • 2 (also pearly whites) informal a person’s teeth.

Derivatives

pearliness

noun

pearly in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pearly in the US English dictionary