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pearly

adjective as in opalescent

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Will these resurrected animals be house-trained and know to exit the pearly gates before doing their business?

It is a good-sized quarter pounder of pearly meat spiced and rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs, then pan-fried to a crisp.

To keep your pearly whites bright and shiny, visit Dr. David Poiman at the NY Center for Esthetic and Laser Dentistry.

Charles Darwin, how was your theory of evolution received when you arrived at the Pearly Gates?

I hadn't the nerve to stand there and tell her she'd never see her father again this side of the pearly gates.

The species is peculiar for its yellow pearly internal coat, and purplish rays.

Overhead a bird chirped in loneliness, and the sky slowly turned pearly hued as the paralysis left him.

Her short black curls were bound about three times with strands of pearly beads, her slim white arms were loaded with bracelets.

His teeth were of the most pearly whiteness, and he made a constant display of them, grinning and chattering continually.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pearly, such as: frosted, iridescent, milky, off-white, fair, and ivory.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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