Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly; glossy-white with purple, green, and blue reflections.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
pearl -like - adjective yielding
pearls
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Examples
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Perhaps this offers an opportunity to extend the meaning of the word margaritaceous after the drink.
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Nacreous: pearly: resembling mother of pearl: = margaritaceous.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Louis XVI of France when they were 14 and 15 years of age, respectively (1770) margaritaceous (mar-guhr-i-TAY-shuhs) adjective
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"The mesial band has something of a margaritaceous sheen, but it is very slight and dull."
pavonine commented on the word margaritaceous
Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
December 16, 2007
bilby commented on the word margaritaceous
Yeah, whatever, but I keep thinking pizza.
May 6, 2016