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impearl

[ im-purl ]
/ ɪmˈpɜrl /

verb (used with object)

to form into drops resembling pearls.
to adorn with pearls or pearllike drops.

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Origin of impearl

1580–90; im-1 + pearl1; compare French emperler

OTHER WORDS FROM impearl

un·im·pearled, adjective

Words nearby impearl

impatient, impawn, impeach, impeachable, impeachment, impearl, impeccable, impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching
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British Dictionary definitions for impearl

impearl
/ (ɪmˈpɜːl) /

verb (tr) archaic, or poetic

to adorn with pearls
to form into pearl-like shapes or drops
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012