pearly
pearly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alabaster
- albata
- albification
- and
- argent
- argentine
- ash-colored
- ashen
- ashy
- barium
- black
- blanc
- blanch
- bleach
- blond
- calcareous
- candid
- canescent
- carbonate
- ceruse
- chalk
- chalky
- chiaroscuro
- cinereous
- cineritious
- cloud
- cool
- creamy
- cretaceous
- dingy
- drab
- driven
- dun
- eburin
- etiolate
- etiolation
- fair
- favillous
- film
- frosted
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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