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pearlings

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A kind of lace of silk or thread, considered elegant at the time.

Scotland, archaic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“And d'ye hear⟳, Gudyill, let⟳ Jenny Dennison slip⟳ on her pearlings to walk⟳ before my niece and me, and the three women to walk⟳ behind; and bid my niece attend⟳ me instantly.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Pearlite Pearlman Pearlmethyst pearlness Pearlnet Pearlrose

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