pearly
pronunciation
How to pronounce pearly in British English:
UK [ˈpɜ:li]
How to pronounce pearly in American English:
US [ˈpɜrli]
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- Noun:
- informal terms for a human `tooth'
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- Adjective:
- a white the color of pearls
Word Origin
- pearly (adj.)
- early 15c., from pearl + -y (2). Related: Pearliness. The pearly gates of Heaven (or the New Jerusalem) are attested by 1708, from Rev. 21:21.
Example
- 1. Their pearly whites mean they 're still full of cheer .
- 2. Brush your pearly whites at least two to three times a day and don 't forget to brush your tongue in the morning .
- 3. Either they leer at a woman like a deranged rabbit , or they 're lip-wrapping their teeth like those pearly whites are purple and green .
- 4. St. peter was standing at the pearly gates and said to the first man , " tell me about the day you died . "
- 5. Look at it through a microscope and you can see that breast milk is abuzz with white blood cells pearly fat globules and fuzzy balls of protein . At higher magnification you can make out the millions of y-shaped molecules that are an infant 's primary defense against infection : antibodies .