Definition of Pearls. Meaning of Pearls. Synonyms of Pearls

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Definition of Pearls

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Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See Stick, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch. 3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce. Cf. Stock.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance. You have gone a good stitch. --Bunyan. In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. --Holland. 4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side. He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy. --Bp. Burnet. 5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.] If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry. --Marston. 6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes. [Colloq.] 7. A furrow. --Chapman. Chain stitch, Lock stitch. See in the Vocabulary. Pearl, or Purl stitch. See 2nd Purl, 2.
Pearl
Pearl Pearl, n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See Purl. Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl.
Pearl
Pearl Pearl, a. Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
Pearl
Pearl Pearl, v. t. 1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively. 2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.
Pearl
Pearl Pearl, v. i. 1. To resemble pearl or pearls. 2. To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.
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Brill Brill, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.] (Zo["o]l.) A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.

Meaning of Pearls from wikipedia

- but are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as natural pearls. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make...
- The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest telescope in space, it is equipped with...
- pearls can be made to vary in color and in texture. Various forms of tapioca pearls include black, flavored, popping, mini, and clear. Tapioca pearls...
- pre-cooked fine or co**** flakes, rectangular sticks, and spherical "pearls." Pearls are the most widely available shape; sizes range from about 1 mm to...
- Pearling may refer to: Pearl farming, which creates cultured pearls Pearl hunting, the practice of diving for pearls and mother of pearl (nacre) Pearling...
- title track, and also parti****ted in Prince's Diamonds and Pearls Tour. Diamonds and Pearls contains a hybrid of music styles, from the funk of "Daddy...
- polishes the surface of cave pearls, making them glossy; if exposed to the air, cave pearls can degrade and appear rough. A cave pearl is composed primarily...
- Baroque pearls are pearls with an irregular, non-spherical shape. Shapes can range from minor aberrations to distinctly ovoid, curved, pinched, or lumpy...
- Cultured pearls are pearls which are formed within a cultured pearl sac with human intervention in the interior of productive living molluscs in a variety...
- attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Empire of ****an on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu...