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Definition of Pearlin
1. pearling [n -S] - See also: pearling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pearlin
Literary usage of Pearlin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Lace by Bury Palliser (1869)
""pearlin" is the term used in old documents, defined in the dictionaries to be "
a species of lace made with thread." In the old Scotch songs it frequently ..."
2. Highways and Byways in the Border by Andrew Lang, John Lang (1914)
"The tale is some hundreds of years old, but " pearlin Jean" and her pathetic
story still retain their hold on the imagination of Border folk. ..."
3. The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain by John Henry Ingram (1886)
"Mr. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, the antiquary, has furnished the following
explanatory account of pearlin Jean's hauntings at ..."
4. The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain by John Henry Ingram (1897)
"Mr. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, the antiquary, has furnished the following
explanatory account of pearlin Jean's hauntings at ..."
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