PEARLY


Meaning of PEARLY in English

adj. & n.

--adj. (pearlier, pearliest)

1. resembling a pearl; lustrous.

2 containing pearls or mother-of-pearl.

3 adorned with pearls.

--n. (pl. -ies) (in pl.) Brit.

1. pearly kings and queens.

2 a pearly king's or queen's clothes or pearl buttons.

Phrases and idioms:

Pearly Gates colloq. the gates of Heaven. pearly king (or queen) Brit. a London costermonger (or his wife) wearing clothes covered with pearl buttons. pearly nautilus see NAUTILUS.

Derivatives:

pearliness n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.