perle

[ purl ]

noun

Origin of perle

1885–90; <French: literally, pearl

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perle regretted to say that that wasn't a fair or legitimate question.
How Richard Perle Sleeps at Night | Michael Tomasky | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
perle acknowledged the point: "I am sorry to say I did not achieve that insight."
How Richard Perle Sleeps at Night | Michael Tomasky | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Renee Montagne just did an interview with Richard perle on NPR a bit ago.
How Richard Perle Sleeps at Night | Michael Tomasky | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Richard perle 2003: Chairman of the Defense Policy Board, an influential advisory committee for the Pentagon.
Few Regrets as Neoconservative Advocates for Iraq Invasion Look Back | Eli Lake | March 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
In our 2004 book An End to Evil, Richard perle and I urged a very public American offer to meet and negotiate with Iran.
My Plan For Iran: Bugs, Not Bombs | David Frum | September 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Those convict musicians were playing perle d'Italie, as I bring to mind: a faded but graceful melody.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
Then his gardeners eye was suddenly arrested by a perle des jardins that was ramping beyond all bounds.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
Nothing can be lovelier, you think, till you have put half open perle des Jardins with a dark purple or azure-blue Pansy.
Wisconsin in Story and Song; | Various
Item a goodlie devise for her neke set with stone and perle.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Mary Croom Brown
The dog was called "perle" and her second comrade, a peewit-gull, was "Klaus."
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11 | Friedrich Spielhagen

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