Pearling

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  • v. Present participle of pearl.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The operation of taking off the hull or pericarp of grain; the decortication of grain, as in preparing pearl-barley.
  • n. The act or industry of fishing for pearls; pearl-fishing.
  • n. In intaglio-engraving, glass-cutting, and the like, the producing of incised ornaments resembling half-balls or other rounded forms.
  • n. See pearlin.
    • Word Usage
    "It is possible to see chemists make pills from boluses to globules, but the Malay Indians are said jealously to keep the process of "pearling" sago a trade secret."
    Verb Form
    pearled    pearling    pearls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    white    whiteness    garner    pull together    gather   
    Cross Reference
    pearl luster    epithelial pearls    baroque pearl    lemaire pearl    fantasy pearl   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nacre    granulate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berle    Curl    Earl    Earle    Erl   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    diamond    bead    ruby    gold    ivory   
     
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