Pearl

  • 11Pearl — Pearl, a. Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother of pearl. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Pearl — Pearl, v. t. 1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother of pearl. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Pearl — Pearl, n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] v. t. To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See {Purl}. [1913 Webster] {Pearl stitch}. See {Purl stitch}, under {Purl}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Pearl — Pearl, v. i. 1. To resemble pearl or pearls. [1913 Webster] 2. To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Pearl, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 187 Housing Units (2000): 96 Land area (2000): 1.506776 sq. miles (3.902531 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.086843 sq. miles (0.224922 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.593619 sq. miles (4.127453 sq. km) FIPS… …

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  • 16Pearl, MS — U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 21961 Housing Units (2000): 9128 Land area (2000): 21.832393 sq. miles (56.545635 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.216072 sq. miles (0.559625 sq. km) Total area (2000): 22.048465 sq. miles (57.105260 sq.… …

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  • 17pearl — [1] ► NOUN 1) a hard, shiny spherical mass, typically white or bluish grey, formed within the shell of an oyster or other mollusc and highly prized as a gem. 2) a thing of great worth. 3) a very pale bluish grey or white colour. ► VERB 1)… …

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  • 18PEARL —   [pəːl; Abkürzung für englisch process and experiment automation realtime language], Informatik: Programmiersprache, die für die Lösung von Aufgaben im Bereic …

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  • 19pearl|er — «PUR luhr», noun. 1. a person who fishes for pearls, especially by diving for, or dredging, and opening, oysters. 2. a boat used in the pearl fishing industry …

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  • 20Pearl — (spr. pörl), Fluß im nordamerik. Staate Mississippi, mündet nach 480 km in den Mexik. Golf …

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