pearlies
Button-covered London garb
Pearlies are teeth, especially white ones.
The term is informal and slightly old-fashioned, often appearing in phrases like flash your pearlies (smile broadly).
In British usage, pearlies also refers to the traditional costumes covered in mother-of-pearl buttons worn by London's Pearly Kings and Queens, or the people who wear them.
Hard glossy coating
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- caninesDog family members
- denturesRemovable artificial teeth
smile · grin · beam · gleaming · white · brushing · flossing · dentist
Small disc fasteners
- LondonEngland's capital city
- kingsMale hereditary rulers
- queensFemale rulers or pieces
- suitsFormal business clothing
jackets · caps · charity · tradition · seamstress · sewn · decorated · waistcoat
Showing shifting spectral colors
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
nacre · sheen · glowing · radiant · luminous · pearlescent · milky · creamy
England's capital city
- kingsMale hereditary rulers
- queensFemale rulers or pieces
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
colloquial · dialect · barrow-boy · knees-up · slang · working-class · traditional · British
enamel
Hard glossy coating
dentures · smile · grin · beam · gleaming · white · brushing · flossing · dentist · orthodontics
buttons
Small disc fasteners
suits · jackets · caps · charity · tradition · seamstress · sewn · decorated · waistcoat · feathers
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
opalescent · nacre · sheen · glowing · radiant · luminous · pearlescent · milky · creamy · glossy
London
England's capital city
vernacular · colloquial · dialect · barrow-boy · knees-up · slang · working-class · traditional · British
pearliesyellow teeth
Stained mouth bones
stained teeth · snaggleteeth · gnashers · fangs · cavities
pearliesdentures
Removable artificial teeth
false teeth · falsies · choppers · dental implants · plates