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pearly

[pur-lee] / ˈpɜr li /


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Their soft, pearly color disguised the fact that they were razor sharp and steel hard.

From Literature

The sun was setting as a pearly wisp of smoke curled out of the furious blur in my hands.

From Literature

"Thank you dentist" she smiled on the red carpet, showing off those pearly whites.

From BBC

She asked me how my daddy made it to the pearly gates of heaven.

From Literature

His beloved Jane Foster passed through the pearly gates of Valhalla into the afterlife, while his sibling Loki veers wildly from being an ally to an adversary.

From BBC