| Front | pearl 1 |pəːl| |
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| Back | 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. 2 a person or thing of great worth: verb 1 form pearl-like drops: 2 (usu. as noun pearling) dive or fish for pearl oysters. DERIVATIVES pearler noun |
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