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pearly British & World English

resembling a pearl in lustre or colour

pearly eye British & World English

a brown American butterfly with pearly markings and distinctive eyespots on the undersides of the wings

pearly king (also pearly queen) British & World English

a London costermonger wearing traditional ceremonial clothes covered with pearl buttons

Pearly Gates British & World English

the gates of heaven

pearly nautilus British & World English

a common nautilus of the Indo-Pacific, with a light spiral shell that is white with brownish bands on the outside and lined with mother-of-pearl on the inside

pearly everlasting (also pearl everlasting) British & World English

an ornamental North American plant with grey-green foliage and pearly white flower heads, used in dry flower arrangements

pearly queen in pearly king (also pearly queen) British & World English

a London costermonger wearing traditional ceremonial clothes covered with pearl buttons

pearly nautilus in nautilus British & World English

a cephalopod mollusc with a light external spiral shell and numerous short tentacles around the mouth