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posted : Wednesday, March 3, 2010
title : ironic. irony. steelic. steely.
pearl, adj. [see pearl, n.] (webplay: softly).
Transparent; white; celestial; adorned with pearls; [fig.] deceased; immortal. pearl (-s), n. [ME < Fr. perle.] (webplay: adorn, continent, dew, divers, drop, roundish, seas, shell, shores, silvery, smooth, softer, water, white, yields). Valuable white gem; precious iridescent bead; highly treasured jewel extracted by divers from oysters in the depths of the sea. Jewel used to adorn the dead. Mysterious gem formed imperceptibly beneath the ocean; object hidden from the view and knowledge of mankind. Lustrous white decorative matter; celestial material of heavenly whiteness [as that which adorns the “pearly gates” of heaven.] Wedding ring; [fig.] honorable name; marriage vow; gift of love; joy resulting from wifehood; symbol of status as a married woman in society. [Fig.] immortality. [Fig.] treasure; prize; precious object; valuable thing; wealth; riches. [Fig.] joyous moment; precious time of happiness in mortality. [Fig.] iridescent thread spun by a spider. [Fig.] silvery seawater. Prize; treasure; natural gem; [fig.] love; gospel; promise of redemption; great risk that yields enormous gain; [allusion] see Browning's Paracelsus. [Fig.] precious flowers; beautiful blooms. [Fig.] rich melody; exquisite music. Gift; [fig.] being; precious soul; beloved person; rare opportunity to love and be loved. (D:) there are some people whose names are "Pearl". gaily, adv. [see gay, adj.] Joyfully; happily; merrily; ornately; decoratively. there are some people whose names are "Gail". LEXICON RULEZ. dick-in-son does not. |