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slovo	definícia
pearl (encz)	pearl,lovit perly v: Zdeněk Brož
pearl (encz)	pearl,perla n:
pearl (encz)	pearl,perleť n: Zdeněk Brož
pearl (encz)	pearl,perlový adj: Zdeněk Brož
Pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See Purl. [1913 Webster] Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl. [1913 Webster]
Pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), a. Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster]
Pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, v. t. 1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley. [1913 Webster]
Pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, v. i. 1. To resemble pearl or pearls. [1913 Webster] 2. To dive or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling. [1913 Webster]
pearl (gcide)	Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.] (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret. [1913 Webster]
pearl (wn)	pearl n 1: a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel 2: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: bone, ivory, pearl, off-white] 3: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: drop, bead, pearl] v 1: gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
pearl (foldoc)	PEARL 1. A language for {constructive mathematics} developed by Constable at Cornell University in the 1980s. 2. {Process and Experiment Automation Real-Time Language}. 3. One of five pedagogical languages based on Markov algorithms, used in "Nonpareil, a Machine Level Machine Independent Language for the Study of Semantics", B. Higman, ULICS Intl Report No ICSI 170, U London (1968). Compare Brilliant, Diamond, Nonpareil, Ruby. 4. A multilevel language developed by Brian Randell ca 1970 and mentioned in "Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages", W. van der Poel, N-H 1974. 5. An obsolete term for {Larry Wall}'s PERL programming language, which never fell into common usage other than in typographical errors. The missing 'a' remains as an atrophied remnant in the expansion "Practical Extraction and Report Language". ["Programming Perl", Larry Wall and Randal L. Schwartz, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. Sebastopol, CA. ISBN 0-93715-64-1]. (2000-08-16)
pearl (vera)	PEARL Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language

podobné slovo	definícia
pearlywhite (mass)	pearly-white - perlovo biely
globular pearlite (encz)	globular pearlite, n:
granular pearlite (encz)	granular pearlite, n:
mother-of-pearl (encz)	mother-of-pearl,perleť Zdeněk Brož
mother-of-pearl cloud (encz)	mother-of-pearl cloud, n:
pearl (encz)	pearl,lovit perly v: Zdeněk Brožpearl,perla n: pearl,perleť n: Zdeněk Brožpearl,perlový adj: Zdeněk Brož
pearl ash (encz)	pearl ash, n:
pearl barley (encz)	pearl barley, n:
pearl diver (encz)	pearl diver, n:
pearl fishery (encz)	pearl fishery, n:
pearl harbor (encz)	Pearl Harbor,Pearl Harbor, přístav na Havajských ostrovech [zem.] Martin Král
pearl hominy (encz)	pearl hominy, n:
pearl millet (encz)	pearl millet, n:
pearl oyster (encz)	pearl oyster, n:
pearl sago (encz)	pearl sago, n:
pearl-fish (encz)	pearl-fish, n:
pearl-weed (encz)	pearl-weed, n:
pearled (encz)	pearled,perleťový adj: Zdeněk Brož
pearler (encz)	pearler, n:
pearlescent (encz)	pearlescent, adj:
pearlfish (encz)	pearlfish, n:
pearlite (encz)	pearlite,perlit n: Zdeněk Brož
pearls (encz)	pearls,perly n: pl. Martin Král
pearlweed (encz)	pearlweed, n:
pearlwort (encz)	pearlwort, n:
pearly (encz)	pearly,perlový adj: Martin Král
pearly everlasting (encz)	pearly everlasting, n:
pearly nautilus (encz)	pearly nautilus, n:
pearly razorfish (encz)	pearly razorfish, n:
pearly-shelled mussel (encz)	pearly-shelled mussel, n:
pearly-white (encz)	pearly-white, adj:
seed pearl (encz)	seed pearl, n:
pearl harbor (czen)	Pearl Harbor, přístav na Havajských ostrovech,Pearl Harbor[zem.] Martin Král
cultured pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Empearl (gcide)	Empearl \Empearl"\ ([e^]mp[~e]rl"), v. t. [Pref. em- + pearl. Cf. Impearl.] To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to impearl. [1913 Webster]
Ground pearl (gcide)	ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. [1913 Webster] There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii. 5. [1913 Webster] The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23. Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. [1913 Webster] 2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground. [1913 Webster] From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept. [1913 Webster] Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds. --Dryden. 4. [1913 Webster] 4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope. [1913 Webster] 5. (Paint. & Decorative Art) (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground. See Background, Foreground, and Middle-ground. (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels. [1913 Webster] 6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. [1913 Webster] 7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them. [1913 Webster] 8. (Mus.) (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song. --Moore (Encyc.). [1913 Webster] On that ground I'll build a holy descant. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. [1913 Webster] 10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds. [1913 Webster] 11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a float. Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge upon the land. Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed. Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines. --Simmonds. Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc., thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon. Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody. Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living mostly in burrows or under stones, etc. Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor. Ground cherry. (Bot.) (a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl. (b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with small, very acid fruit. Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock. Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton. Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on the ground. Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut. Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in England, the first floor. Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root. Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; -- called also rest-harrow. Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from winged game. Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe and America, formerly thought to have curative properties. Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded as projected. Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var. Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from that of Europe by its low, straggling stems. Ground hog. (Zool.) (a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax). See Woodchuck. (b) The aardvark. Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser. Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water before it forms on the surface. Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill. Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a. sleeper. Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit. Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under Arbutus. Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection. Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha). Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a churchyard. Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are embedded. Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground. Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae] (Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives. Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent (Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no spines; -- called also ground rat. Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura, and Ground dove (above). Ground pine. (Bot.) (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A. Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous smell. --Sir J. Hill. (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club moss}. (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United States. --Gray. Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an elevation or perpendicular section. Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in perspective drawing. Ground plate. (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or groundsel. (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a mudsill. (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities. --Knight. Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground plan. Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas, and having a succulent plum-shaped pod. Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above). Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on another man's land. Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink. Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room. --Tatler. Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean, which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause, breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea. Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above). Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake (Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt tail. Ground squirrel. (Zool.) (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher. (b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to Tamias. Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above). Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or matrix, of tissues. Ground swell. (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland. (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean, caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a remote distance after the gale has ceased. Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth. Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a vessel at anchor. --Totten. Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae]. See Pitta. Ground tier. (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold. --Totten. (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a vessel's hold. (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater. Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers. --Knight. Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below). Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine, etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism. Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit. To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite, Break. To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to nothing; to fail; to miscarry. To gain ground. (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an army in battle gains ground. (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the army gains ground on the enemy. (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or influential. To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.] "Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton. [1913 Webster] There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground of them, but by bidding higher. --South. To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage. [1913 Webster] These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak. To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit or reputation; to decline. To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or encroachment. --Atterbury. To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; -- said of a ship. [1913 Webster]Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Icy-pearled (gcide)	Icy-pearled \I"cy-pearl`ed\, a. Spangled with ice. [1913 Webster] Mounting up in icy-pearled car. --Milton. [1913 Webster] ID
Impearl (gcide)	Impearl \Im*pearl"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impearled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.] 1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] With morning dews impearled. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. --R. Digby. [1913 Webster]
Impearled (gcide)	Impearl \Im*pearl"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impearled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.] 1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] With morning dews impearled. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. --R. Digby. [1913 Webster]
Impearling (gcide)	Impearl \Im*pearl"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impearled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.] 1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] With morning dews impearled. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. --R. Digby. [1913 Webster]
Mother-of-pearl (gcide)	Mother-of-pearl \Moth"er-of-pearl`\, n. (Zool.) The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl. [1913 Webster]
pearl (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See Purl. [1913 Webster] Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl. [1913 Webster]Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), a. Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster]Pearl \Pearl\, v. t. 1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley. [1913 Webster]Pearl \Pearl\, v. i. 1. To resemble pearl or pearls. [1913 Webster] 2. To dive or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling. [1913 Webster]Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.] (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret. [1913 Webster]
Pearl barley (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
pearl crescent (gcide)	Tharos \Tha"ros\, n. (Zool.) A small American butterfly (Phycoides tharos) having the upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black, the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called also pearl crescent. [1913 Webster]
Pearl diver (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl edge (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl eye (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl gray (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl millet (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl moss (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl moth (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
pearl mussel (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl oyster (gcide)	Oyster \Oys"ter\ (ois"t[~e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. 'o`streon; prob. akin to 'ostre`on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. Osseous, Ostracize.] 1. (Zool.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster ({Ostrea Virginiana}), are the most important species. [1913 Webster] 2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl. [1913 Webster] Fresh-water oyster (Zool.), any species of the genus Etheria, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels. Oyster bed, a breeding place for oysters; a place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See 1st Scalp, n. Oyster catcher (Zool.), See oystercatcher in the vocabulary. Oyster crab (Zool.) a small crab (Pinnotheres ostreum) which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster. Oyster dredge, a rake or small dragnet for bringing up oysters from the bottom of the sea. Oyster fish. (Zool.) (a) The tautog. (b) The toadfish. Oyster plant. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Tragopogon ({Tragopogon porrifolius}), the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify; -- called also vegetable oyster. (b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe, America and Asia (Mertensia maritima), the fresh leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters. Oyster plover. (Zool.) Same as oystercatcher. Oyster shell (Zool.), the shell of an oyster. Oyster wench, Oyster wife, Oyster women, a women who deals in oysters. Pearl oyster. (Zool.) See under Pearl. Thorny oyster (Zool.), any spiny marine shell of the genus Spondylus. [1913 Webster] oystercatcherPearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl powder (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl sago (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
pearl shell (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl sinter (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl spar (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearl stitch (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See Purl. [1913 Webster] Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl. [1913 Webster]Stitch \Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See Stick, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce. Cf. Stock.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance. [1913 Webster] You have gone a good stitch. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side. [1913 Webster] He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry. --Marston. [1913 Webster] 6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 7. A furrow. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 8. An arrangement of stitches, or method of stitching in some particular way or style; as, cross-stitch; herringbone stitch, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Chain stitch, Lock stitch. See in the Vocabulary. Pearl stitch, or Purl stitch. See 2nd Purl, 2. [1913 Webster]
Pearl white (gcide)	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle.] 1. (Zool.) 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. Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. [1913 Webster] I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. [1913 Webster] 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. [1913 Webster] 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [1913 Webster] Ground pearl. (Zool.) See under Ground. Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata). Pearl moss. See Carrageen. Pearl moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. Pearl oyster (Zool.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. Pearl spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls from wild oysters, are less expensive. [1913 Webster]
Pearlaceous (gcide)	Pearlaceous \Pearl*a"ceous\, a. Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or appearance. Syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous. [1913 Webster]
Pearlash (gcide)	Pearlash \Pearl"ash`\, n. (Chem.) A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc. [1913 Webster]
pearler (gcide)	pearler \pearl"er\ n. A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls; a pearl diver. Syn: pearl diver. [WordNet 1.5]
pearlescent (gcide)	pearlescent \pearles"cent\ (p[~e]rl[e^]s"ent) adj. 1. Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous. Syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous. [WordNet 1.5]
Pearl-eyed (gcide)	Pearl-eyed \Pearl"-eyed`\, a. Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with a cataract or cataracts. [1913 Webster]
Pearlfish (gcide)	Pearlfish \Pearl"fish`\, n. (Zool.) Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait. [1913 Webster] Pearlins
Pearlings (gcide)	Pearlins \Pearl"ins\, Pearlings \Pearl"ings\, n. pl. [Prob. a corruption of purflings. See Purfle.] A kind of lace of silk or thread. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Pearlite
Pearlins (gcide)	Pearlins \Pearl"ins\, Pearlings \Pearl"ings\, n. pl. [Prob. a corruption of purflings. See Purfle.] A kind of lace of silk or thread. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Pearlite
Pearlite (gcide)	Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.) A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic. [1913 Webster]
Pearlstone (gcide)	Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.) A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic. [1913 Webster]

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