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perla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brilliant adj Shining very brightly.
  • keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
  • pall noun A heavy cloth draped over a coffin or tomb.
  • pearl noun A smooth, rounded gem formed inside the shell of certain oysters and mollusks, prized for jewelry.

Senses

perla is used for these senses in English:

  • brilliant (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
  • keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
  • pall (heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.
  • pearl (uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.

brilliant — full definition

  1. adj Shining very brightly.
  2. adj Exceptionally intelligent, skilled, or impressive.
  3. noun A diamond or other gemstone cut with many facets to maximize its sparkle.

keeper — full definition

  1. noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
  2. noun A person responsible for guarding, maintaining, or looking after something, such as a gamekeeper or zookeeper.
  3. noun Short for goalkeeper, the player who defends the goal in football, hockey, and similar sports.
  4. noun A fruit or vegetable that stays fresh for a long time without spoiling.

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