Adjective, : her pearly teeth. From Dictionary.com.
He doesn’t take comfort in pearly gates and angels. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
These same tribes term the pearly drops of dew which cover the beautiful leaves of the heliconia 'star spit.'. From Wordnik.com. [COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1] Reference
I allude to the phase of the aura which presents the "pearly" appearance of the opalescent body, which we have just noted. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms] Reference
And the young moon in pearly-cinctured car. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. II. I. Southern Passages and Pictures; II. Historical and Dramatic Sketches; III. Scripture Legends; IV. Francesca Da Rimini] Reference
“You could still see a little bit of matter from the bodies, stuff that looked kind of pearly, and blood from the stomachs. From Wordnik.com. [David Rose on Iraq profiteers] Reference
Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
And pearly streams were tinged with their reflected hue. From Wordnik.com. [The Minstrel A Collection of Poems] Reference
Big brown eyes and pearly hair and you'd tell that's Mary. From Wordnik.com. [Three Guys Named Willie, Merle and Ray] Reference
Have you not seen the moon surrounded by bright pearly clouds?. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide] Reference
"No, no," said Hoffland, hastily brushing away the pearly drops. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
Whitetail deer have wonderfully clean and pearly internal organs. From Wordnik.com. [Someone Emailed Me Last Night and Asked if I Would Write About Nachos.] Reference
Europeans pride themselves on teeth of pearly whiteness; but many. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
He smiled a pearly-toothed, avuncular smile, rueful in some distant way. From Wordnik.com. [Let the shitbirds fly] Reference
Her eyes were the color of money (US dollars) and she had large pearly teeth. From Wordnik.com. [God/Milf] Reference
Not pearly white, not perfectly formed, with a big ol 'gap right in the center. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Hollywood's Worst Teeth Sometimes Make the Best Characters] Reference
They think jes 'jin'in' fixes 'em -- that it gives 'em a free pass into the pearly gates. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
The minstrel laughed, throwing back his curly head and showing his white and pearly teeth. From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages] Reference
The heads have all of Stuart's pearly gray and rose tones unimpaired by ill-usage or restoration. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
And even though this is a recipe for clams, and not pearly oysters, I think there is treasure here. From Wordnik.com. [Kerry Saretsky: Franglais : Saffron-Soaked Clams Bouillabaisse (RECIPE)] Reference
I hallucinate often, imagining a young woman with blond hair tied to reveal the pearly panes of her neck. From Wordnik.com. [VII] Reference
Before us, pinioned Bacchus gleamed saffron and pearly, and we dissected away at him in grim, precise unison. From Wordnik.com. [LIGHT FINGERS] Reference
Hard Candy Blush Crush - Baked Blush in Honeymoon, a pinkish-peach shade that leaves a pearly sheen on cheeks. From Wordnik.com. [Pandora Young: Steal This Look: Peaches n' Cream Barbie] Reference
"Now, a wood-pecker's egg," he said, carefully lifting an egg out and then replacing it, "'ud be pearly white.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
Sargent's entrancing "In the Luxembourg Gardens" (1879) is suffused with pearly moonlight and airy brushstrokes. From Wordnik.com. [Paris on My Mind] Reference
She slipped the pearly artificial teeth into her mouth, and the wages of disease and worry fell away from her face. From Wordnik.com. [Free dental care draws thousands to outdoor clinic in rural Virginia] Reference
The little maid grew pearly white and looked away at Rette fearfully, as if at sudden loss, in danger of some betrayal. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
He is an explorer of unknown regions, a beauty-worshipper at a shrine whose pearly, sun-kissed portals open to him alone. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
She raised her skirt a trifle and extended her foot, showing her slipper, which was really covered with pearly drops of rain. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Suddenly the beads of color fell in a shower of gems, topaz and emerald, ruby and sapphire, amethyst and pearly crystals of dew. From Wordnik.com. [Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch] Reference
He watched all this, with his accustomed, kindly gravity, until the equilibrium was lost, and Master Pup plunged into the pearly sea. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
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