"pearly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɜːli/ Audio: en-au-pearly.ogg [Australia] Forms: pearly [positive], pearlier [comparative], pearliest [superlative]
Etymology: pearl + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|pearl|y}} pearl + -y Head templates: {{adj|pearly|pearlier|pearliest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is pearly has a pale greyish white color.
    Sense id: simple-pearly-en-adj-WfJrL1fq
  2. Something that is pearly resembles or has the characteristic of a pearl.
    Sense id: simple-pearly-en-adj-85-cSg1u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y

Noun

IPA: /pɜːli/ Audio: en-au-pearly.ogg [Australia] Forms: pearly [singular], pearlies [plural]
Etymology: pearl + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|pearl|y}} pearl + -y Head templates: {{noun|2=pearlies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Pearly is a light greyish white color that has some tints of blue.
    Sense id: simple-pearly-en-noun-YnWE5Ut6
  2. A pearly is the slang term for tooth. Tags: British
    Sense id: simple-pearly-en-noun-Zo~wUF17 Categories (other): Slang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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