adjective
1pearlier, pearliest
- resembling a pearl in lustre or colour有珍珠光泽的; 珠色的：
the pearly light of a clear, still dawn.
晴朗、静谧清晨的珠灰色天光。
1.1
- containing or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl含珍珠（或珠母）的; 装饰有珍珠（或珠母）的。
(pl. -ies)(pearlies) Brit. <英>
1
- pearly kings and queens身穿缀满珠母纽盛装的伦敦小贩。
1.1
- a pearly king's or queen's clothes or pearl buttons（身穿缀满珠母纽盛装的伦敦小贩的）衣服, 珠母纽。
2
- informal a person's teeth〈非正式〉（人的）牙齿。
短语
pearly whites
- Brit. informal a person's teeth〈英, 非正式〉（人的）牙齿。
派生词