би́сер — meaning in English

English meaning

• pearl noun A smooth, rounded gem formed inside the shell of certain oysters and mollusks, prized for jewelry.
• quip noun A short, clever, often slightly cutting remark made quickly in conversation.

Senses

би́сер is used for these senses in English:

• pearl (literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
• quip A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.

pearl — full definition

1. noun A smooth, rounded gem formed inside the shell of certain oysters and mollusks, prized for jewelry.
2. verb Surfing slang: for the nose of a surfboard to dip underwater, usually causing a wipeout.

quip — full definition

1. noun A short, clever, often slightly cutting remark made quickly in conversation.
2. verb To make such a remark.

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