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PEARL

PEARL is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter L for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A fringe or border.
(v. t. ) To fringe; to border.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Hence figuratively something resembling a pearl; something very precious.
(n.) Nacre or mother-of-pearl.

Syllable Information

The word PEARL is a 5 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for PEARL is: pearl


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