Meanings
plural pearl necklaces · alternative pearl-necklace
- 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 - 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 Samantha3 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 OverHe 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
Cite this entry
pearl necklace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20necklace
“pearl necklace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20necklace. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearl necklace,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20necklace.
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