(~s)
1.
A ~ is a hard round object which is shiny and creamy white in colour. Pearls grow inside the shell of an oyster and are used for making expensive jewellery.
She wore a string of ~s at her throat...
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see also mother-of-~
2.
Pearl is used to describe something which looks like a ~.
...tiny ~ buttons.
ADJ: usu ADJ n