Modifies a noun

• gate: He was met at the pearly gates by St Peter who led him down the golden streets.

• tooth: The princess spied the motion, turned, and smiling a broad smile of pearly teeth, waved him forward.

• king: White working-class customs have their place of course, from pearly kings to serious exhibitions at the London Museum.

• white: Know what healthy brood looks like ie healthy larvae are pearly white in color.

• color: They were of a pearly gray color, small, round, and almost transparent against the light.

• gray: They are usually gray, the pearly gray being preferred to dark gray or brown-grey birds.