pearl white

noun

1

: any of several white or pearly white substances: such as

a

: bismuth subnitrate especially when used in cosmetics or ceramics

b

: bismuth oxychloride especially when used as a pigment or in cosmetics

c

: a nacreous preparation (as of mother-of-pearl or pearl essence) used in imitating pearls

2

: pearl sense 6b

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