English Dictionary

pearl

/pɜːl/

noun

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. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.

She wore a beautiful pearl necklace to the party.

意味（1）

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. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Something precious.

I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.

意味（3）

A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for e.g. medicinal application.

意味（4）

Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.

意味（5）

A whitish speck or film on the eye.

Boast not of your eyes; it is feared you have Balaam's disease, a pearl in your eye, Mammon's prestriction.

意味（6）

A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.

意味（7）

A light-colored tern.

意味（8）

One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.

意味（9）

(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.

意味（10）

A fringe or border.

意味（11）

(obsolete) A jewel or gem.

There is gold, and multitude of pearles: but a precious vessel the lips of knowledge.

意味（12）

(euphemistic, vulgar, slang) The clitoris.

My mouth and tongue finally find her pearl. Her clitoris.