Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PEAR-LY
PEARL'-WORT, or PEARL'-GRASSPEAR-MAIN
PEAR-LY, a. [perl'y.]
- Containing pearls; abounding with pearls; as, pearly shells; a pearly shore.
- Resembling pearls; clear; pure; transparent; as, the pearly flood; pearly dew. – Drayton. Dryden.
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