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pearl (oh)



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1 ?jewel?
2 ?hard substance?
3 pearls of wisdom
4 cast/throw pearls before swine
5 ?liquid?
6 ?excellent thing/person?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: perle, from Vulgar Latin pernula, from Latin perna 'mussel']
?JEWEL?
[C] a small round white object that forms inside an oyster, and is a valuable jewel
::a pearl necklace
::a string of pearls (=anecklace made of pearls)
?HARD SUBSTANCE?
[U] a hard shiny substance of various colours formed inside some shellfish, which is used for making buttons or to make objects look attractive
-synonym mother-of-pearl mother-of-pearl
pearls of wisdom
wise remarks - used especially when you really think that someone's remarks are slightly stupid
::Thank you for those pearls of wisdom, Emma.
cast/throw pearls before swine
formal to give something valuable to someone who does not understand its value
?LIQUID?
[C] literary a small round drop of liquid
::the pearls of the morning dew
?EXCELLENT THING/PERSON?
[C usually singular] old-fashioned someone or something that is especially good or valuable
pearl among
::She's a pearl among women.