perle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of perle
1885–90; < French: literally, pearl
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Rosalie Berton was the belle of S——, or to borrow the far prettier French phrase, she was "la perle de ville."
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 by Various
Sat long discoursing of this, and, turning the case, what should fall out but a ring set with an Orient perle for me, which as not expecting I received with great good will.
From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck
To him she was a pearl, a perle, rather.
From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Edgar Saltus
Again in Bonn,—the young master's last year in his native city,—that petite perle.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 by Various
"Tell her to knock off blanc de perle," responds Miss Henderson, "she would be twice as good-looking."
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Harold Piffard
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