pearled
Decorated with nacre
Pearled describes something decorated or studded with pearls, or having a pearl-like appearance—lustrous, iridescent, or beaded: pearled droplets of dew, a pearled headpiece.
In cooking, pearled grains like barley have been polished to remove the outer hull, leaving smooth, rounded kernels that cook faster.
Showing shifting spectral colors
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- nacreousResembling pearl's iridescence
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
gleaming · luminous · glimmering · pearlescent · milky · creamy · moonlit · glowing
Adorned with small spheres
- sequinedCovered in small shiny discs
- encrustedCovered with hard layer
- studdedDecorated with projecting pieces
- adornedMade ornamental
jeweled · ornamented · trimmed · embroidered · decorative · strung · inlaid · festooned
Grain for malt
- huskedStripped of outer layer
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- couscousSteamed semolina granules
- farroAncient hulled wheat
spelt · millet · sorghum · bulgur · oats · groats · rice · quinoa
Overnight surface condensation
- raindropsIndividual bits of precipitation
- beadedAdorned with small spheres
- glisteningReflecting light softly
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
drizzle · mist · dewdrops · moisture · sprinkle · spatter · tears · perspiration
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- nacreousResembling pearl's iridescence
shimmering · gleaming · luminous · glimmering · pearlescent · milky · creamy · moonlit · glowing · silvery
beaded
Adorned with small spheres
- sequinedCovered in small shiny discs
- encrustedCovered with hard layer
- studdedDecorated with projecting pieces
adorned · jeweled · ornamented · trimmed · embroidered · decorative · strung · inlaid · festooned · bejeweled
barley
Grain for malt
farro · spelt · millet · sorghum · bulgur · oats · groats · rice · quinoa · semolina
dew
Overnight surface condensation
- raindropsIndividual bits of precipitation
- beadedAdorned with small spheres
- glisteningReflecting light softly
condensation · drizzle · mist · dewdrops · moisture · sprinkle · spatter · tears · perspiration · bubbles
- decoratedadorned, bedecked, decorated, embellished, festooned
- Grain Adjectivesgrainy, granular, wheaty, starchy, floury
- grain qualityprotein content, moisture content, gluten content, hardness, dockage
pearledplain
Basic and unremarkable
unadorned · undecorated · bare · unembellished · austere
pearledwhole
Full and undivided
hulled · unhulled · unprocessed · whole-grain · unrefined
pearledmatte
Non-reflective surface finish
dull · lusterless · flat · unreflective · rough
- pearl diverHarvests lustrous orbs underwater
- mother of pearlIridescent shell lining
- pearly whitesSlang for teeth
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
- freshwater pearlsGems from river mussels
- pearl necklaceJewelry of iridescent spheres
pearl, pearls, pearly, pearling, mother-of-pearl, pearliness, black pearl