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pearling

verb

Meaning

  1. (sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
  2. To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
  3. To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
  4. To resemble pearl or pearls.
  5. To hunt for pearls
  6. To dig the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
  7. The process by which grain is pearled.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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