pearly

Definition

A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.

Etymology

From pearl + -y.

Example Sentences

• "In nature we as often find the light cool as warm; also in the pictures of many of the Flemish and Dutch schools, where, as Sir Joshua himself mentions, " the silver gray or pearly is predominant, and are valued by the connoisseurs in proportion as they possess this excellence of a silver tint.""
• "Pearly is that silky and often coloured lustre which renders of such value"
• "When (the scales are) more developed and thickened, the color (pearly) is deepened, shading"