CULTURED PEARL

Meaning of CULTURED PEARL in English

a pearl induced to form by placement of a grain of sand or another irritating object within the shell of a pearl oyster or mussel.

Also, culture pearl .

[ 1920-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CULTURED PEARL — noun also culture pearl : a natural pearl grown under controlled conditions (as by inserting a seed pearl into the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULTURED PEARL — natural but cultivated pearl produced by a mollusk after the intentional introduction of a foreign object inside the creature's shell. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CULTURED PEARL — ˌcultured ˈpearl BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ pearl that has been grown artificially
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CULTURED PEARL — ( cultured pearls) A cultured pearl is a pearl that is created by putting sand or grit into an oyster. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CULTURED PEARL — (~s) A ~ is a pearl that is created by putting sand or grit into an oyster. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CULTURED PEARL — искусственно выращенная жемчужина
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CULTURED PEARL — искусственно выращенная жемчужина
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CULTURED — adjective Date: circa 1746 cultivated , produced under artificial conditions
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
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
CULTURED — adjective 1. : being under culture : cultivated cultured fields 2. : well-educated : urbane , polished : having refined …
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
CULTURED — (a.) Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined; refined; well-educated.
Английский словарь Webster
CULTURED — (a.) Under culture; cultivated.
Английский словарь Webster
CULTURED — (imp. & p. p.) of Culture
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
CULTURED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Culture
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CULTURED — ( a. ) Under culture; cultivated.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CULTURED — ( a. ) Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined; refined; well-educated.
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
CULTURED — /kul"cheuhrd/ , adj. 1. enlightened; refined. 2. artificially nurtured or grown: cultured bacteria. 3. cultivated; tilled. [ 1735-45; CULTURE + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULTURED — adj. cultivated, refined, educated; grown in a controlled environment for scientific study (bacteria, germs, etc.)
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
CULTURED — Date: circa 1746 1. : cultivated 2. : produced under artificial conditions cultured viruses cultured pearls
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
CULTURED — adj under culture; cultivated. 2. cultured ·impf & ·p.p. of culture. 3. cultured ·adj characterized by mental and moral training; …
Webster English vocab
CULTURED — ■ adjective 1》 refined and well educated. 2》 (of a pearl) formed round a foreign body inserted into an oyster.
Concise Oxford 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
CULTURED — [cultured] adj (ca. 1746) 1: cultivated 2: produced under artificial conditions "~ viruses" "~ pearls"
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
PEARL — pearl, Pearl BrE AmE pɜːl AmE pɝːl ▷ pearled pɜːld AmE pɝːld ▷ pearling ˈpɜːl ɪŋ AmE ˈpɝːl ɪŋ ▷ …
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
CULTURED — / ˈkʌltʃəd; NAmE -tʃərd/ adjective 1. ( of people ) well educated and able to understand and enjoy art, literature, …
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
CULTURED — cul ‧ tured /ˈkʌltʃəd $ -ərd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ culture , ↑ subculture ; …
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
CULTURED — adj. having refined taste and manners and a good education. øcultured pearl a pearl formed by an oyster after the …
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
CULTURED — adj. having refined taste and manners and a good education. cultured pearl a pearl formed by an oyster after the …
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
CULTURED — adj. having refined taste and manners and a good education. Phrases and idioms: cultured pearl a pearl formed by an …
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
CULTURED — If you describe someone as cultured , you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a …
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
CULTURED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cultured pearl EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I loved her combination of cultured sophistication and …
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
CULTURED — [adjective]She's a very cultured woman (= She's had a good education and knows a lot about art, music, painting, etc.).
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
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
CULTURED — прил. 1) культурный, развитой, образованный Syn : refined 2) культивированный, возделанный, обработанный cultured pearls Syn : cultivated (книжное) культурный, развитой, …
Большой 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
CULTURED — a книжн. 1. культурный, развитой, образованный cultured minds - развитые умы; высокий интеллект 2. культивированный cultured mushrooms - культивируемые грибы, …
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
PEARL — _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> жемчуг cultured pearl - культивированный жемчуг Venetian pearl - искусственный жемчуг 2> жемчужина, перл …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CULTURED — a книжн. 1. культурный, развитой, образованный cultured minds - развитые умы; высокий интеллект 2. культивированный cultured mushrooms - культивируемые грибы, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг - Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn: mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец ( чего-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CULTURED — прил. 1) культурный, развитой, образованный Syn: refined 2) культивированный, возделанный, обработанный - cultured pearls Syn: cultivated
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг - Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn: mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the pearl of beauty — эталон красоты 3) нечто, по …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEARL — I [Ј„®] pearl.wav сущ.; собств. Перл (женское имя) II [Ј„®] pearl.wav сущ.; геогр. Перл, "Жемчужная река" (река, Китай)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CULTURED — прил. 1) культурный, развитой, образованный Syn: refined 2) культивированный, возделанный, обработанный - cultured pearls Syn: cultivated
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEARL — жемчужина - blister pearl - cultured pearl
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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