PEARLESCENT


Meaning of PEARLESCENT in English

/peuhr les"euhnt/ , adj.

having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.

[ 1945-50; PEARL 1 + -ESCENT, on the model of IRIDESCENT, OPALESCENT, etc. ]

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