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Definition of Pearlescent
1. Adjective. Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. "A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Similar to: Bright
Derivative terms: Iridesce, Iridescence, Opalesce, Opalesce, Opalescence
Definition of Pearlescent
1. Adjective. pearl-like, either in color or luster. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pearlescent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pearlescent
Literary usage of Pearlescent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(1) Mica- based pearlescent pigments listed in paragraph (a) of this section may
be used as a color additive in contact lenses in amounts not to exceed the ..."
2. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Contrast defined Naples and its surroundings: pearlescent beaches and alligator-infested
swamps, dapper neighborhoods and thatched ..."
3. Adventure Guide Honduras & the Bay Islands by Maria Fiallos (2006)
"These magnificent lizards with hues of pearlescent blue and spines of light and
dark live most of their lives in mangrove trees and each year the females ..."
4. Beside Still Waters by Maria Luisa Fargion (1992)
"Under the porch, the sky had become pearlescent when finally Michele arrived.
We asked no questions. Just seeing him gave us relief, warmth, hope. ..."
5. Voices from the Landscape: "Living in the Landscape," a Flathead Community edited by Barry Leonard (2000)
"A crenelated pearlescent oval with red beetle at its navel, what reason lost
connected this insect to Christmas? The third, a teardrop, its colors a faded ..."
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