(n.) A fringe or border.
(v. t. ) To fringe; to border.
(n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant
luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle
and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters
and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually
due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign
particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly
esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.
(n.) Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something
very precious.
(n.) Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
(n.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
(n.) A light-colored tern.
(n.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a
deer's antler.
(n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.
(n.) A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some
liquid for medicinal application, as ether.
(n.) A size of type, between agate and diamond.
(a.) Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of
mother-of-pearl.
(v. t.) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
Used also figuratively.
(v. t.) To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round
grains; as, to pearl barley.
(v. i.) To resemble pearl or pearls.
(v. i.) To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.
