‖ blanc de perle
(blɑ̃ də pɛːrl)
[Fr.]
Pearl-white (see pearl n.1 18).
| 1881 Queen 12 Mar. (Advt.), Eyebrow pencils, 12 stamps;..Blanc de Perle, 30. 1897 M. Corelli Ziska viii. 164 She managed to produce a delicate shudder of her white shoulders without cracking the blanc de perle enamel. 1919 Firbank Valmouth xi. 189, I gave her my little precious volume of blanc de perle in order to rub her nose. |