See perle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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}
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},
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},
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"3": "perula"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
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"form": "perles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "peerl",
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},
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"form": "peerle",
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]
},
{
"form": "perel",
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]
},
{
"form": "perill",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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},
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}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "24 11 11 25 29",
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},
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"A pearl (bivalve excretion used in jewellery and medicine)."
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[
"pearl",
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],
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"bivalve",
"bivalve#English"
],
[
"excretion",
"excretion#English"
],
[
"jewellery",
"jewellery#English"
],
[
"medicine",
"medicine#English"
]
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"A round bead or other object (especially shiny)"
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"round",
"round"
],
[
"bead",
"bead"
],
[
"object",
"object"
],
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"shiny",
"shiny#English"
]
]
},
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{
"_dis": "24 11 11 25 29",
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"A pearl (something or someone valuable, especially in religion)"
],
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[
"pearl",
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"valuable",
"valuable#English"
]
],
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"(figurative) A pearl (something or someone valuable, especially in religion)"
],
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"figuratively"
]
},
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"The pupil (hole in the iris)"
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"(figurative) The pupil (hole in the iris)"
],
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"figuratively"
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"A macula on the eye's surface."
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"(figurative) A macula on the eye's surface."
],
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]
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"ipa": "/ˈpɛːrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɛrl(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "perle"
}
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"Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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"Pages with entries",
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],
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"form": "perles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "peerl",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "peerle",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "perel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "perill",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "perl",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "peryll",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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],
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"pos": "noun",
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"A pearl (bivalve excretion used in jewellery and medicine)."
],
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"bivalve",
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"jewellery",
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"A round bead or other object (especially shiny)"
],
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"round",
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],
[
"bead",
"bead"
],
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"object",
"object"
],
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"shiny",
"shiny#English"
]
]
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"A pearl (something or someone valuable, especially in religion)"
],
"links": [
[
"pearl",
"pearl"
],
[
"valuable",
"valuable#English"
]
],
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"(figurative) A pearl (something or someone valuable, especially in religion)"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
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"The pupil (hole in the iris)"
],
"links": [
[
"pupil",
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],
[
"hole",
"hole#English"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) The pupil (hole in the iris)"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
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"A macula on the eye's surface."
],
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"macula",
"macula"
],
[
"eye",
"eye"
],
[
"surface",
"surface"
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],
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"(figurative) A macula on the eye's surface."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɛːrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɛrl(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "perle"
}
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