a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem

a linen garment decorated with pearls

necklaces of amethyst and pearl

a pair of pearl earrings

a person or thing of great rarity and worth

these things are pearls amidst the everyday

every child is a precious pearl and deserves to be treated as such

form drops resembling pearls

raindrops pearled on water-soaked windowpanes