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pearl

Definitions


[pəːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem
(e.g: a linen garment decorated with pearls)

- a person or thing of great rarity and worth
(e.g: these things are pearls amidst the everyday)


Phrases:
- cast pearls before swine
- pearl of wisdom

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French perle, perhaps based on Latin perna ‘leg’, extended to denote a leg-of-mutton-shaped bivalve


[pəːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form drops resembling pearls
(e.g: raindrops pearled on water-soaked windowpanes)


Phrases:
- cast pearls before swine
- pearl of wisdom

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French perle, perhaps based on Latin perna ‘leg’, extended to denote a leg-of-mutton-shaped bivalve


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