ALL meanings of pearling
pearl
P p - noun pearling a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11). 1
- noun pearling one of a series of small loops along the edge of lace braid. 1
- noun pearling thread made of twisted gold or silver wire. 1
- verb with object pearling to adorn or stud with or as with pearls. 1
- verb with object pearling to make like pearls, as in form or color. 1
- verb without object pearling to dive, fish, or search for pearls. 1
- verb without object pearling to assume a pearllike form or appearance. 1
- adjective pearling resembling a pearl in form or color. 1
- adjective pearling of or relating to pearls: pearl diving. 1
- adjective pearling set with a pearl or pearls or covered or inlaid with pearls or mother-of-pearl: a pearl necklace. 1
- adjective pearling having or reduced to small, rounded grains. 1
- idioms pearling cast pearls before swine, to offer or give something of great value to those incapable of appreciating it: She read them Shakespeare but it was casting pearls before swine. 1