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pearly queen — pearly king or (fem) pearly queen noun A costermonger whose costume is considered the most splendidly decorated with pearl buttons • • • Main Entry: ↑pearl * * * pearly queen [pearly queen] ; … Useful english dictionary
pearly queen — Cockney Rhyming Slang Seen … English dialects glossary
pearly king — or (fem) pearly queen noun A costermonger whose costume is considered the most splendidly decorated with pearl buttons • • • Main Entry: ↑pearl * * * pearly king [pearly king] noun … Useful english dictionary
pearly king — n (BrE) (in London) a man who on special occasions wears dark clothes covered in thousands of small shiny buttons. A pearly queen is a woman who does the same. This is a tradition among the people who sell fruit and vegetables from carts in the… … Universalium
pearly king — (or pearly queen) noun a London costermonger (or his wife) wearing traditional ceremonial clothes covered with pearl buttons … English new terms dictionary
pearly king — /pɜli ˈkɪŋ/ (say perlee king) noun British (a hereditary title adopted by certain costermongers, originally by a chief stall holder who protected other traders, now entitling the possessor to dress in costumes decorated with pearl buttons.)… …
pearly — ► ADJECTIVE (pearlier, pearliest) ▪ like a pearl in lustre or colour. ► NOUN (pearlies) Brit. 1) a pearly king s or queen s clothes or pearl buttons. 2) informal a person s teeth … English terms dictionary
Pearly Black — Infobox musical artist Name = Pearly Black Img capt = Pearly Black, photographed in 2001 Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = February, 1967 Died = Origin = flagicon|AUS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia… … Wikipedia
pearly — adj. & n. adj. (pearlier, pearliest) 1 resembling a pearl; lustrous. 2 containing pearls or mother of pearl. 3 adorned with pearls. n. (pl. ies) (in pl.) Brit. 1 pearly kings and queens. 2 a pearly king s or queen s clothes or pearl buttons.… … Useful english dictionary
Pearly Kings and Queens — Pearlies redirects here. For for the animated series, see Pearlie. Pearly King and Queen Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England.[1] Th … Wikipedia
