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pearl

Definition

  • noun: a hard, shiny, white ball that is formed inside the shell of an oyster and that is often used as jewelry
  • noun: a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of nacre as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem
  • verb: to set or adorn with 'pearls'
  • synonyms: nacre, granulate

Examples

  • ('humorous') A crowd of reporters gathered around the coach after the game to hear him dispense his usual 'pearls of wisdom'.

  • He offered some 'pearls of wisdom' [=good advice] about raising children.

  • The island is a cultural 'pearl' of the Pacific.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Keep at it. No-Face, where did you learn to spin thread? You're really good at this. Now let's weave the threads together. Knit one, pearl two. Knit one, pearl two. Knit one... That's right. Granny, I can't remember anything at all. (..)
    2001 Spirited Away