English to English
adjective
- Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
source: WordNet 3.0
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
source: WordNet 3.0
- a shape that is spherical and small
He studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops.
Beads of sweat on his forehead.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A fringe or border.
source: Webster 1913
- A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of- pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
source: WordNet 3.0
- To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.
source: Webster 1913
- To resemble pearl or pearls.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [perl] Perlas
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
