Meaning of pearlescent | Babel Free

Definitions

Pearl-like, either in color or luster.

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Examples

“Everyone who has the slightest chance of eve going on a honeymoon is a potential customer for “The Story of Bermuda” by Hudson Strode (Smith & Haas). With its beautiful photographs and pearlescent binding, this book makes Bermuda seem a delightful place⟳ before even a word of its pleasant text is read⟳.”

“Successful continuous extrusion of a variety of lead⟳ alloys for power and communications cable sheathing has opened still other possibilities. There are new lead⟳ pigments, including those of the pearlescent type⟳, low-firing porcelain enamels for aluminum, steel and other metals, and low-loss dielectric ceramics for electronics, all of which will be given attention, [Robert L.] Ziegfeld said.”

“In the silvery belly scales of the herring, deposits of minute, platelike crystals lie⟳ parallel to the scales’ surface, giving a pearly gleam to the grey fish⟳. As long as 200 years ago, this pearlescent pigment was extracted from the fish⟳ and injected into beads to simulate pearls.”

“The pearlescent inks have⟳ bits of shimmery, light-reflective material in them that make⟳ them look⟳ glittery; these are all transparent.”

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