A pearl is defined as a smooth round gem formed in the shell of an oyster or mollusk, or a fine example of something.
The definition of pearl is to form bead-like drops, or to make something look bluish-gray like the gemstone formed in the shell of an oyster.
(verb)See pearl in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: ME perle < MFr < VL *perla, *perula, altered (? after L sphaerula, spherule) < L perna, a sea mussel, lit., a ham: from the shape of its peduncle
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Origin: < pearl
Origin: named for pearls found there
river in central Miss., flowing south into the Gulf of Mexico: 490 mi (789 km)See pearl in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin: Middle English perle
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin *pernula
Origin: , diminutive of perna, ham, seashell (from the shape of the shell)
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freshwater (left ) and cultured pearls (right )
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