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pearly

UK
/ˈpɜːli/
US
/ˈpɜrli/
pearlyadjective
pearlier
Comp.
pearliest
Super.
UK
/ˈpɜːli/
US
/ˈpɜrli/
Traductions
The pearly surface of the shell glistened in the sunlight.
La surface nacrée de la coquille brillait au soleil.
Traductions supplémentaires
perléPour un objet orné de perles.
blancSurtout pour les dents; emploi fréquent dans l’expression pearly whites.
Définitions
Having a luster or sheen similar to that of a pearl; iridescent.
The pearly surface of the shell glistened in the sunlight.
Resembling a pearl in color, especially a pale, creamy white.
She wore a pearly dress that complemented her fair complexion.
Made of or ornamented with pearls.
She inherited a pearly necklace from her grandmother.
Relating to or suggestive of teeth, especially their whiteness, usually in the phrase “pearly whites”.
She flashed her pearly whites at the camera.
Synonymes
satiny
sheeny
smooth
iridescent
glossy
shiny
luminous
pearlynoun
pearlies
pl
UK
/ˈpɜːli/
US
/ˈpɜrli/
Informal noun meaning ‘tooth’, chiefly in plural ‘pearlies’
Traductions
dentFamilier, surtout au pluriel.
He lost one of his pearlies during the hockey match.
Il a perdu une de ses dents pendant le match de hockey.
Définitions
A tooth (chiefly in the plural form pearlies).
He lost one of his pearlies during the hockey match.
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