Meaning
bead, small pearl
- small pierced ball of glass, wood, or plastic used in jewellery or crafts
- small genuine pearl; decorative wooden strip (panelling)
In a sentence
La bambina si diverte a creare braccialetti con le perline colorate.
The little girl enjoys making bracelets with colored beads.
Il vestito da sposa era decorato con centinaia di minuscole perline.
The wedding dress was decorated with hundreds of tiny beads.
Ha comprato una scatola di perline in quel negozio di fai-da-te.
She bought a box of beads at that craft store.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| perlina | feminine · singular |
| perline | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Originally a diminutive of 'perla' ('pearl'), but now the standard word for any craft bead.