Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a pearly luster or gloss.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
pearl -like, either in color or luster.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Etymologies
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Examples
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Finished in pearlescent white with titanium finished accents.
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Finished in pearlescent white with titanium finished accents.
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Da-lite cinema contour 144 x 192-in pearlescent … …. $500usd
Think Progress » Deputy Attorney General: Saying ‘The President Is Always Right’ Is ‘Humorous’ 2006
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The fastest growth, says Freedonia, will be in the special-effect pigments, which provide eye-catching effects such as pearlescent or luminescent patterns, or colors that change with the angle of viewing.
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Thankfully, for this latest model, ASUS has opted for a more subdued white finish (or 'pearlescent', it says here).
PC Advisor News 2010
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Thankfully, for this latest model, ASUS has opted for a more subdued white finish (or 'pearlescent', it says here).
PC Advisor News 2010
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There, the galaxy glowed with a pearlescent beauty.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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The serpent coils, and for the first time I see its tail, the large rattles pearlescent.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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The mosaic of shells on the walls and roof burned pearlescent and fiery in the sunset.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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She wore the same golden glow as the rest of the room, her black hair haloed, her skin pearlescent.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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