CEYLON PEARL OYSTER

Meaning of CEYLON PEARL OYSTER in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized C

: a small pearl oyster ( Pinctada vulgaris ) widely distributed in the Indian ocean

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CEYLON — geographical name island 270 miles (434 kilometers ) long & 140 miles (225 kilometers ) wide in Indian Ocean off …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEARL — I Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. …
Английский словарь Британика
OYSTER — Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
PEARL — I. ˈpərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈpər.əl; ˈpə̄l, ˈpəil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English perle, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OYSTER — I. ˈȯistə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Middle French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEYLON — sə̇ˈlän, sē-, sā- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Ceylon, island south of India : of or from Ceylon : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEARL — (n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between …
Английский словарь Webster
OYSTER — (n.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects …
Английский словарь Webster
PEARL — ( n. ) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OYSTER — ( n. ) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — pearl 1 — pearler , n. — pearlish , adj. — pearllike , adj. /perrl/ , n. 1. a smooth, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OYSTER — /oy"steuhr/ , n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEYLON — /si lon", say-/ , n. former name of Sri Lanka .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEYLON — n. island in the Indian Ocean (former name of Sri Lanka)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEARL — I. ˈpər(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English perle, from Anglo-French, probably from Vulgar Latin * pernula, diminutive of Latin perna upper …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEYLON — geographical name 1. or Arabic Ser·en·dib ˈser-ən-ˌdib, -ˌdip or Latin & Greek Ta·prob·a·ne tə-ˈprä-bə-(ˌ)nē island 270 miles (434 kilometers ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Anglo-French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin to Greek ostrakon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEARL — noun a fringe or border. 2. pearl ·noun a light-colored tern. 3. pearl ·noun nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. pearl ·vi …
Webster English vocab
OYSTER — noun a name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side …
Webster English vocab
PEARL — [pearl] n [ME perle, fr. MF, prob. fr. (assumed) VL pernula, dim. of L perna upper leg, kind of sea …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEARL — Pearl concretion formed by a mollusk consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
OYSTER
Britannica English vocabulary
PEARL — pearl, Pearl BrE AmE pɜːl AmE pɝːl ▷ pearled pɜːld AmE pɝːld ▷ pearling ˈpɜːl ɪŋ AmE ˈpɝːl ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OYSTER — oyster BrE AmE ˈɔɪst ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ oyster|s z ▶ ˈ oyster bed BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CEYLON — Ceylon BrE AmE sɪ ˈlɒn sə- AmE \ -ˈlɑːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEARL — / pɜːl; NAmE pɜːrl/ noun 1. [ C ] a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — / ˈɔɪstə(r); NAmE / noun a large flat shellfish . Some types of oyster can be eaten and others produce …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEARL — pearl /pɜːl $ pɜːrl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: perle , from Vulgar …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OYSTER — oy ‧ ster /ˈɔɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oistre …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CEYLON — Cey ‧ lon /səˈlɒn, sɪˈlɒn $ -ˈlɑːn/ BrE AmE the former name of ↑ Sri Lanka . The name ‘Ceylon’ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEARL — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEARL — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEARL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell …
Oxford English vocab
OYSTER — n.1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European …
Oxford English vocab
PEARL — ( pearls) 1. A pearl is a hard round object which is shiny and creamy white in colour. Pearls grow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — ( oysters) 1. An oyster is a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable objects …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEARL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc ▪ All the princes were dripping with gems. cultured pearl …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES oyster bed Oyster card COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fresh ▪ As this dish contains …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEARL — [noun] - (the substance which forms) a small round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside …
Cambridge English vocab
OYSTER — [noun] [C] - a large flat shellfish, some types of which can be eaten either raw or cooked, and other …
Cambridge English vocab
PEARL — n. Bailey Pearl Mae Buck Pearl Pearl Sydenstricker Pearl Grey Pearl Harbor Pearl River Primus Pearl
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEARL — n. Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OYSTER — n. Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Slang English vocab
CEYLON — Classification: City Located in: Minnesota (MN) Total Population (2000): 413 Total Housing Units (2000): 189 Land Area (square meters): 1682432 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun Oyster is used before these nouns: ↑ mushroom , ↑ sauce , ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CEYLON — ➡ Sri Lanka
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Словарь английских идиом
CEYLON — conley
Anagrams English vocabulary
PEARL — (Heb. gabish). The Hebrew word in (Job 28:18) probably means "crystal." Pearls, however are frequently mentioned in the New Testament, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn : mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица close/dumb as an oyster ≈ нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEYLON — острова Цейлон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEYLON — цейлонский
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEYLON — Цейлон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL — pearl.ogg _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> жемчуг cultured pearl - культивированный жемчуг Venetian pearl - искусственный жемчуг 2> жемчужина, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OYSTER — oyster.ogg ʹɔıstə n 1. зоол. устрица ( Ostrea ) 2. нежное птичье мясо 3. замкнутый, неразговорчивый человек; молчун close /dumb/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CEYLON — n геогр. ист. 1. о-в Цейлон 2. Цейлон ( государство ); см. Sri Lanka
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEARL — pearl сущ.1) а) жемчуг - Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn: mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the pearl …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OYSTER — oyster сущ.1) устрица •• close/dumb as an oyster — нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CEYLON — Цейлон
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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