perkale, perkaline. V. percale, percaline.
perlasse, n.f., pearlash.
perle, n.f., pearl; bead, beading (of bracelets, necklaces); best; (print.) pearl; (arch.) bead; (pharm.) pearl. Nacre de —; mother of pearl. — baroque; irregular pearl. — tube; bugle. Jeter des —s devant les pourceaux; to cast pearls before swine. —s fines; native, real pearls. Semence de —s; the smallest pearls. Herbe aux —s; gromwell, gromil. C’est la — des hommes; he is the best of men. Nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des —s; we are not here to pick straws, or to trifle our time away. Faire la —; to froth, to froth up (of brandy).
perlé, -e, adj., pearled, set with pearls; pearly; beady; boiled twice (of sugar); (her.) pearled; (mus.) brilliant and delicate. Bouillon —; pearly broth. Orge —; pearl-barley.
perler, v.n., to pearl, to bead, to form globules. v.a., to pearl; to give a finish to; to polish.
se perler, v.r., to be, or to become, pearled.
perli-er, -ère, adj., of pearl. Huître —ère; pearl-oyster.
perlière, n.f., (bot.) cudweed.
perlimpinpin, n.m., used only in: poudre de —; quack powder; nostrum (pop.).