Pearl-diver
noun
1.
a person who dives for pearl oysters or other pearl-bearing mollusks.
Read Also:
- Pearler
[purl] /pɜrl/ noun 1. a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored. Compare . 2. something resembling this, as […]
- Pearled
[purl] /pɜrl/ noun 1. a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored. Compare . 2. something resembling this, as […]
- Pearlescent
[per-les-uh nt] /pərˈlɛs ənt/ adjective 1. having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- Pearl-essence
noun 1. a lustrous, silvery-white substance obtained from the scales of certain fishes or derived synthetically, as from mercuric chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of simulated pearls and as a pigment in lacquer (pearl lacquer)
- Pearleye
[purl-ahy] /ˈpɜrlˌaɪ/ noun, plural pearleyes (especially collectively) pearleye. 1. any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic , and an iridescent patch on each tube.