English-Thai Dictionary

pearl

N ที่ มี กระแสน้ำ ไหล วน (แม่น้ำ  purl ti-me-kra-sea-nam-lai-won

 

pearl

N รูปทรง ไข่มุก  bead drop rub-song-kai-muk

 

pearl

N สี มุ ก  สี ไข่มุก  สี ออก ขาวนวล  bone ivory off-white se-muk

 

pearl

N ไข่มุก  kai-muk

 

pearl barley

N ข้าว บาร์เลย์ ที่ ถูก สี เป็น เม็ด กลม เล็กๆ  kao-ba-lea-ti-tuk-se-pen-ma-led-kao-lek-lek

 

pearl diver

N คนง มหา ไข่มุก  คน เก็บ ไข่มุก  kon-ngom-ha-kai-muk

 

pearl eye

N ต้อกระจก  tor-kra-jok

 

pearl gray

N สีเทา อม ฟ้า  se-tao-aom-chom-pu

 

pearlescent

ADJ คล้าย ไข่มุก  ซึ่ง มี ผิว เหมือน ไข่มุก  klai-kai-muk

 

pearly

ADJ ที่ คล้าย ไข่มุก  opaline milky ti-klai-kai-muk

 

pearly

ADJ ที่ ประดับ ด้วย ไข่มุก  nuts ti-pra-dub-duai-kai-muk

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEARL

n.perl. 1. A white, hard, smooth, shining body, usually roundish, found in a testaceous fish of the oyster kind. The pearl-shell is called matrix perlarum, mother of pearl, and the pearl is found only in the softer part of the animal. It is found in the Persian seas and in many parts of the ocean which washes the shores of Arabia and the continent and isles of Asia, and is taken by divers. Pearls are of different sizes and colors; the larger ones approach to the figure of a pear; some have been found more than an inch in length. They are valued according to their size, their roundness, and their luster or purity, which appears in a silvery brightness.
2. Poetically, something round and clear, as a drop of water or dew.
3. A white speck of film growing on the eye.

 

PEARL

v.t.perl. To set or adorn with pearls.

 

PEARL

v.i.perl. To resemble pearls.

 

PEARLASH

n.perl'ash. An alkali obtained from the ashes of wood; refined potash.

 

PEARLED

a.perl'ed. Set or adorned with pearls.

 

PEARL-EYED

a.perl'-eyed. Having a speck in the eye.

 

PEARL-SINTER

n.Fiorite; a variety of silicious sinter, the color gray and white.

 

PEARL-SPAR

n.perl'-spar. Brown spar.

 

PEARL-STONE

n.A mineral regarded as a volcanic production. It occurs in basaltic and porphyritic rocks, and is classed with pitch stone. Pearl-stone is a subspecies of indivisible quartz.

 

PEARL-WORT, PEARL-GRASS

n.A plant of the genus Sagina.

 

PEARLY

a.perl'y. Containing pearl; abounding with pearls; as pearly shells; a pearly shore. 1. Resembling pearls; clear; pure; transparent; as the pearly flood; pearly dew.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PEARL

PEARL Pearl, n.

 

Defn: A fringe or border. [Obs. ] -- v. t.

 

Defn: To fringe; to border. [Obs. ] See Purl. Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl.

 

PEARL

Pearl, n. Etym: [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed ) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. Milton.

 

3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.

 

5. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A light-colored tern.

 

6. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.

 

7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether.

 

9. (Print. )

 

Defn: A size of type, between agate and diamond. * This line is printed in the type called pearl. Ground pearl. (Zoöl.) See under Ground. -- Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. -- Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. -- Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. -- Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] -- Pearl gray, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. -- Pearl millet, Egyptian millet (Penicillaria spicata ). -- Pearl moss. See Carrageen. -- Pearl moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on account of its pearly color. -- Pearl oyster (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon ), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel. -- Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. -- Pearl sago, sago in the form of small pearly grains. -- Pearl sinter (Min. ), fiorite. -- Pearl spar (Min. ), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. -- Pearl white. (a ) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; - - used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b ) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue.

 

PEARL

PEARL Pearl, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.

 

PEARL

PEARL Pearl, v. t.

 

1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.

 

2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.

 

PEARL

PEARL Pearl, v. i.

 

1. To resemble pearl or pearls.

 

2. To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.

 

PEARLACEOUS

PEARLACEOUS Pearl *a "ceous, a.

 

Defn: Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or appearance.

 

PEARLASH

PEARLASH Pearl "ash `, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.

 

PEARL-EYED

PEARL-EYED Pearl "-eyed `, a.

 

Defn: Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.

 

PEARLFISH

PEARLFISH Pearl "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.

 

PEARLINS; PEARLINGS

Pearl "ins, Pearl "ings, n. pl. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of purflings.See Purfle. ]

 

Defn: A kind of lace of silk or thread. [Scot. ] Sir W. Scott.

 

PEARLITE; PEARLSTONE

PEARLITE; PEARLSTONE Pearl "ite, Pearl "stone `, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic.

 

PEARLWORT

PEARLWORT Pearl "wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A name given to several species of Sagina, low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.

 

PEARLY

PEARLY Pearl "y, a.

 

1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. Milton.

 

2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pearl

Pearl a city in central Mississippi, just east of Jackson; pop. 24,400 (est. 2008 ).

 

pearl

pearl |pərl pərl | ▶noun 1 a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem. • an artificial imitation of this. • (pearls ) a necklace of pearls. • something resembling a pearl in appearance: the sweat stood in pearls along his forehead. • short for mother-of-pearl. • a very pale bluish gray or white like the color of a pearl. 2 a precious thing; the finest example of something: the nation's media were assembled to hear his pearls of wisdom . ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 literary form pearllike drops: the juice on the blade pearled into droplets. • [ with obj. ] make bluish-gray like a pearl: the peaked hills, blue and pearled with clouds. 2 (usu. as noun pearling ) dive or fish for pearl oysters. PHRASES pearls before swine valuable things offered or given to people who do not appreciate them. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 7:6. ]DERIVATIVES pearl er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French perle, perhaps based on Latin perna ‘leg, ’ extended to denote a leg-of-mutton-shaped bivalve.

 

pearl ash

pearl ash ▶noun archaic commercial potassium carbonate.

 

pearl barley

pearl bar ley |pərl ˈbɑrli | ▶noun barley reduced to small round grains by grinding.

 

pearl bulb

pearl bulb ▶noun Brit. an electric light bulb with translucent glass.

 

pearl button

pearl but ¦ton ▶noun a button made of real or imitation mother-of-pearl.

 

Pearl City

Pearl Cit y a city in Hawaii, on southern Oahu Island, on Pearl Harbor; pop. 30,976 (2000 ).

 

pearl diver

pearl div er ▶noun a person who dives for pearl oysters.

 

pearled

pearled |pərld pərld | ▶adjective 1 literary adorned with pearls: we saw her pearled like the queen. • bluish-gray, like a pearl. 2 formed into pearllike drops or grains: pearled barley.

 

pearlescent

pearl es cent |pərˈlesənt pərˈlɛsnt | ▶adjective having a luster resembling that of mother-of-pearl: pearlescent colors.

 

pearl everlasting

pearl ev er last ing ▶noun variant of pearly everlasting.

 

pearleye

pearl eye |ˈpərlˌī ˈpərlaɪ | ▶noun a long-bodied, active fish of open oceans, with tubular eyes that are directed upward and bear a glistening white spot that may be a light organ. [Family Scopelarchidae: several genera and species. ]

 

pearlfish

pearl |fish |ˈpəːlfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or pearlfishes ) 1 a long slender fish found chiefly in warmer seas, which lives inside the shells of bivalve molluscs or the body cavities of sea cucumbers and other invertebrates. ●Family Carapidae: several genera and species. 2 a small Argentinian killifish, popular in aquaria. ●Cynolebius belotti, family Cyprinodontidae.

 

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Har bor |pɜːrlˈhɑːrbər | a harbor on the island of Oahu, in Hawaii, the site of a major US naval base, where a surprise attack on December 7, 1941, by Japanese carrier-borne aircraft inflicted heavy damage and brought the US into World War II.

 

pearlite

pearl ite |ˈpərˌlīt ˈpərlaɪt | ▶noun Metallurgy a finely laminated mixture of ferrite and cementite present in cast iron and steel, formed by the cooling of austenite. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from pearl + -ite 1 .

 

pearlized

pearl ized |ˈpərlīzd ˈpərlaɪzd | ▶adjective made to have or give a luster like that of mother-of-pearl.

 

pearl millet

pearl mil let ▶noun a tall tropical grain with long cylindrical ears, comprising an important food crop in the driest areas of Africa and South Asia. [Pennisetum glaucum (or typhoides ), family Gramineae. ]

 

pearl mussel

pearl mus sel ▶noun an elongated freshwater bivalve mollusk that occasionally produces small pearls, found in large rivers of the northern hemisphere. [Margaritifera margaritifera, family Margaritiferidae. ]

 

pearl onion

pearl on ion ▶noun a very small onion used esp. for pickling.

 

pearl oyster

pearl oys ter ▶noun a tropical marine bivalve mollusk that has a ridged scaly shell and produces pearls. [Genus Pinctada, family Pteriidae: several species, in particular P. margaritifera, a major source of commercial pearls. ]

 

Pearl River

Pearl Riv er 1 a river in southern China that flows from Guangzhou (Canton ) south to the South China Sea and forms part of the delta of the Xi River. Its lower reaches widen to form the Pearl River estuary, an inlet between Hong Kong and Macao. 2 a river that flows for 485 miles (780 km ) across central Mississippi, to form part of the border with Louisiana, into the Gulf of Mexico.

 

pearl tea

pearl tea ▶noun another term for bubble tea.

 

pearlware

pearl ware |ˈpərlˌwe (ə )r ˈpərlwɛr | ▶noun fine glazed earthenware pottery, typically white, of a type introduced by Josiah Wedgwood in 1779.

 

pearlwort

pearl wort |ˈpərlwərt, -ˌwôrt | ▶noun a small plant of the pink family, with inconspicuous white flowers, native to north temperate regions. [Genus Sagina, family Caryophyllaceae. ]

 

pearly

pearl y |ˈpərlē ˈpərli | ▶adjective ( pearlier, pearliest ) resembling a pearl in luster or color: the pearly light of a clear, still dawn. • containing or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl. PHRASES pearly whites informal a person's teeth. DERIVATIVES pearl i ness |-lēnis |noun

 

pearly everlasting

pearl y ev er last ing ▶noun an ornamental North American plant with gray-green foliage and pearly white flower heads, used in dry flower arrangements. [Anaphalis margaritacea, family Compositae. ]

 

pearly eye

pearl y eye ▶noun a brown American butterfly with pearly markings and distinctive eyespots on the undersides of the wings. [Genus Lethe, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae. ]

 

Pearly Gates

Pearl y Gates |ˈˌpərli ˈɡeɪts | ▶plural noun informal the gates of heaven: I am getting less fond of poems about old age as I near the Pearly Gates.

 

pearly king

pearly king |pɜːliˈkɪŋ |(also pearly queen ) ▶noun a London costermonger wearing traditional ceremonial clothes covered with pearl buttons.

 

pearly nautilus

pearl y nau ti lus ▶noun another term for chambered nautilus (see nautilus ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pearl

Pearl a city in central Mississippi, just east of Jackson; pop. 24,400 (est. 2008 ).

 

pearl

pearl 1 |pəːl | ▶noun 1 a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem. • an artificial imitation of a pearl. • (pearls ) a necklace of pearls. • something resembling a pearl: the sweat stood in pearls along his forehead. • short for mother-of-pearl. • [ mass noun ] a very pale bluish grey or white colour like that of a pearl. 2 a person or thing of great worth: he has some pearls of wisdom to offer. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 literary form pearl-like drops: the juice on the blade pearled into droplets. • [ with obj. ] make bluish-grey: sunset pearling the sky above the hills. 2 (usu. as noun pearling ) dive or fish for pearl oysters. PHRASES cast pearls before swine offer valuable things to people who do not appreciate them. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 7:6. ]DERIVATIVES pearler noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French perle, perhaps based on Latin perna ‘leg ’, extended to denote a leg-of-mutton-shaped bivalve.

 

pearl

pearl 2 |pəːl | ▶noun Brit. another term for picot.

 

pearl ash

pearl ash ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic commercial potassium carbonate.

 

pearl barley

pearl bar ¦ley ▶noun [ mass noun ] barley reduced to small round grains by grinding.

 

pearl bulb

pearl bulb ▶noun Brit. an electric light bulb with translucent glass.

 

pearl button

pearl but ¦ton ▶noun a button made of real or imitation mother-of-pearl.

 

Pearl City

Pearl Cit y a city in Hawaii, on southern Oahu Island, on Pearl Harbor; pop. 30,976 (2000 ).

 

pearl diver

pearl diver ▶noun a person who dives for pearl oysters.

 

pearled

pearled |pəːld | ▶adjective 1 literary adorned with pearls: we saw her pearled like the Queen. • bluish-grey, like a pearl. 2 formed into drops or grains: pearled barley.

 

pearlescent

pearl |es ¦cent |pəːˈlɛs (ə )nt | ▶adjective having a lustre resembling that of mother-of-pearl: pearlescent colours.

 

pearl everlasting

pearl ever |last ¦ing ▶noun variant of pearly everlasting.

 

pearleye

pearl |eye |ˈpəːlʌɪ | ▶noun a long-bodied fish of open oceans, with tubular eyes which are directed upward and bear a glistening white spot that may be a light organ. ●Family Scopelarchidae: several genera and species.

 

pearlfish

pearl |fish |ˈpəːlfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or pearlfishes ) 1 a long slender fish found chiefly in warmer seas, which lives inside the shells of bivalve molluscs or the body cavities of sea cucumbers and other invertebrates. ●Family Carapidae: several genera and species. 2 a small Argentinian killifish, popular in aquaria. ●Cynolebius belotti, family Cyprinodontidae.

 

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Har ¦bor |pɜːlˈhɑːbə (r )| a harbour on the island of Oahu, in Hawaii, the site of a major American naval base, where a surprise attack on 7 December 1941 by Japanese carrier-borne aircraft inflicted heavy damage and brought the US into the Second World War.

 

pearlite

pearl |ite |ˈpəːlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Metallurgy a finely laminated mixture of ferrite and cementite present in cast iron and steel, formed by the cooling of austenite. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from pearl 1 + -ite 1 .

 

pearlized

pearlized |ˈpəːlʌɪzd |(also pearlised ) ▶adjective made to have or give a lustre like that of mother-of-pearl.

 

pearl millet

pearl mil ¦let ▶noun a tall tropical cereal with long cylindrical ears, cultivated as a food crop in the driest areas of Africa and South Asia. ●Pennisetum glaucum (or typhoides ), family Gramineae.

 

pearl mussel

pearl mus ¦sel ▶noun an elongated freshwater bivalve mollusc which occasionally produces small pearls, found in large rivers of the northern hemisphere. ●Margaritifera margaritifera, family Margaritiferidae.

 

pearl onion

pearl onion ▶noun a very small onion used for pickling.

 

pearl oyster

pearl oys ¦ter ▶noun a tropical marine bivalve mollusc with a ridged scaly shell, which produces pearls. ●Genus Pinctada, family Pteriidae: several species, in particular P. margaritifera, a major source of commercial pearls.

 

Pearl River

Pearl River a river of southern China, flowing from Guangzhou (Canton ) southwards to the South China Sea and forming part of the delta of the Xi River. Its lower reaches widen to form the Pearl River estuary, the inlet between Hong Kong and Macao.

 

pearlware

pearl |ware |ˈpəːlwɛː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] fine glazed earthenware pottery, typically white, of a type introduced by Josiah Wedgwood in 1779.

 

pearlwort

pearl |wort |ˈpəːlwəːt | ▶noun a small plant of the pink family, with inconspicuous white flowers, native to north temperate regions. ●Genus Sagina, family Caryophyllaceae.

 

pearly

pearly |ˈpəːli | ▶adjective ( pearlier, pearliest ) resembling a pearl in lustre or colour: nice pearly teeth. • made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl. ▶noun ( pl. pearlies ) (pearlies ) 1 Brit. pearly kings and queens. • a pearly king's or queen's clothes or pearl buttons. 2 (also pearly whites ) informal a person's teeth. DERIVATIVES pearliness noun

 

pearly everlasting

pearly everlasting (also pearl everlasting ) ▶noun an ornamental North American plant with grey-green foliage and pearly white flower heads, used in dry flower arrangements. ●Anaphalis margaritacea, family Compositae.

 

pearly eye

pearl y eye ▶noun a brown American butterfly with pearly markings and distinctive eyespots on the undersides of the wings. [Genus Lethe, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae. ]

 

Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates ▶plural noun informal the gates of heaven: I am getting less fond of poems about old age as I near the Pearly Gates. ORIGIN with biblical allusion to Revelation 21:21.

 

pearly king

pearly king |pɜːliˈkɪŋ |(also pearly queen ) ▶noun a London costermonger wearing traditional ceremonial clothes covered with pearl buttons.

 

pearly nautilus

pearly naut |ilus ▶noun a common nautilus of the Indo-Pacific, with a light spiral shell that is white with brownish bands on the outside and lined with mother-of-pearl on the inside. ●Nautilus pompilius, subclass Nautiloidea.

 

Duden Dictionary

PEARL

PEARL Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |pəːl |das PEARL; Genitiv: des PEARL Kurzwort aus englisch p rocess and e xperiment a utomation r ealtime l anguage Programmiersprache, besonders zur Lösung von Echtzeitaufgaben

 

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Har bor Eigenname |Pearl H a rbor ˈpøːɐ̯l …bə |amerikanischer Flottenstützpunkt im Pazifik

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pearl

pearl /pəː r l /〖語源は 「ムラサキ貝 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 真珠 〘6月の誕生石; →birthstone 〙; 人工真珠 ▸ pearl earrings 真珠のイヤリング 2 ｟文 ｠C 真珠のようなもの 〘汗や涙のしずくなど 〙▸ pearls of sweat 真珠のような汗 3 U 真珠層 (mother-of-pearl ).4 C 〖通例単数形で 〗特に優れている人 [物 ].5 U 真珠色 .c à st p é arls before sw í ne ｟ことわざ ｠「豚に真珠 」, 「猫に小判 」 〘聖書より 〙.形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗真珠をちりばめた .動詞 自動詞 真珠 (貝 )を採る ; 真珠状になる .他動詞 …に真珠をちりばめる ; …を真珠状 [色 ]にする .～́ b à rley 精白大麦 .～́ b ù lb ｟英 ｠半透明の電球 .～́ b ù tton 真珠貝のボタン .～́ d ì ver 真珠狩り人 .～̀ gr á y 真珠色 (の ).P -̀ H á rbor 真珠湾 〘米国Hawaii州, Oahu島にある軍港.1941年12月7日 (日本時間8日 ), 日本海軍の奇襲攻撃を受けた 〙.～̀ ó nion パールオニオン 〘小粒で白いタマネギ 〙.～́ ò yster 真珠貝, アコヤ貝 .～̀ s of w í sdom ｟おどけて ｠賢い [役立つ ]言葉 .

 

pearly

pearl y /pə́ː r li /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗真珠のような 〈色 つやなど 〉.P -̀ G á tes 〖the ～〗天国の門 .～̀ wh í tes ｟くだけて おどけて ｠歯 .