pearl necklace

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pearl, necklace.

Meanings

nounpearl necklace (plural pearl necklaces)

plural pearl necklaces · alternative pearl-necklace

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pearl, necklace.

    Silks, laces, ear-rings, pearl-necklace, gold watch, in short, all the trinkets and articles of dress were lavishly heap'd upon me

    Fanny Hill

    1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC
  2. slangvulgarA sexual act whereby semen is ejaculated onto a partner's upper chest, breasts and/or throat.

    Actually, we're talking about the other kind of pearl necklace. You know, when a guy decorates your neck.

    2002 August 4, Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky, “Luck Be an Old Lady”, in Sex and the City, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Samantha
    3 more examples

    I decided not to push it and pulled things back a smidge by positioning her on her back next to the sink and drilling her like a fucking jackhammer until I felt that telling tingle and it was time to give her eyes a pearl necklace.

    2012, Gavin McInnes, How to Piss in Public: From Teenage Rebellion to the Hangover of Adulthood, page 149

    “So, like, do you mean he hasn't come in your mouth? Is he more of a pearl necklace kind of guy? ... “You know what a pearl necklace is, right?”

    2016, Helena Hunting, Jessica Royer Ocken, Pucked Over

    He whispered in her ear, “Good morning, slave. I love morning sex. This morning, I'm going to fuck these amazing tits and give you a lovely pearl necklace.”

    2017, Gemma Stone, The Sessions

Translations

Arabic عِقْد لُؤْلُؤ, قِلَادَة لُؤْلُؤ
  • عِقْد لُؤْلُؤ (ʕiqd luʔluʔ)necklace made of pearls
  • قِلَادَة لُؤْلُؤ (qilāda luʔluʔ)necklace made of pearls
Catalan collaret de perles
  • collaret de perlesnecklace made of pearls
Chinese Mandarin 珍珠項鏈 /珍珠项链
  • 珍珠項鏈 /珍珠项链 (zhēnzhū xiàngliàn)necklace made of pearls
Czech perlový náhrdelník
  • perlový náhrdelníknecklace made of pearls
Danish perlehalskæde
  • perlehalskædenecklace made of pearls
Dutch parelketting, parelsnoer
  • parelkettingnecklace made of pearls
  • parelsnoernecklace made of pearls
Esperanto perlokoliero
  • perlokolieronecklace made of pearls
Finnish helminauha
  • helminauhanecklace made of pearls
French collier de perles
  • collier de perlesnecklace made of pearls
German Perlenkette, Perlenhalsband
  • Perlenkettenecklace made of pearls
  • Perlenhalsbandnecklace made of pearls
Greek μαργαριταρένιο περιδέραιο
  • μαργαριταρένιο περιδέραιο (margaritarénio peridéraio)necklace made of pearls
Hungarian gyöngysor
  • gyöngysornecklace made of pearls
Italian collana di perle
  • collana di perlenecklace made of pearls
Japanese 真珠のネックレス, 真珠の首飾り
  • 真珠のネックレス (shinju no nekkuresu)necklace made of pearls
  • 真珠の首飾り (shinju no kubikazari)necklace made of pearls
Korean 진주 목걸이
  • 진주 목걸이 (jinju mokgeori)necklace made of pearls
Norwegian Bokmål perlekjede
  • perlekjedenecklace made of pearls
Persian گردنبند مروارید
  • گردنبند مروارید (gardanband-e morvârid)necklace made of pearls
Polish sznur pereł, perłowy naszyjnik
  • sznur perełnecklace made of pearls
  • perłowy naszyjniknecklace made of pearls
Portuguese colar de pérolas
  • colar de pérolasnecklace made of pearls
Romanian șirag de perle
  • șirag de perlenecklace made of pearls
Russian жемчу́жное ожере́лье
  • жемчу́жное ожере́лье (žemčúžnoje ožerélʹje)necklace made of pearls
Spanish collar de perlas, hilo de perlas
  • collar de perlasnecklace made of pearls
  • hilo de perlasnecklace made of pearls
Swedish pärlcollier, pärlhalsband
  • pärlcolliernecklace made of pearls
  • pärlhalsbandnecklace made of pearls
Thai สร้อยคอไข่มุก
  • สร้อยคอไข่มุก (sɔ̂ɔi-kɔɔ kài-múk)necklace made of pearls
Turkish inci kolye
  • inci kolyenecklace made of pearls
Ukrainian перло́ве нами́сто
  • перло́ве нами́сто (perlóve namýsto)necklace made of pearls
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