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pearly queen
noun[ C ]
UKuk /ˌpɜː.li ˈkwiːn/ us /ˌpɝː.li ˈkwiːn/
a woman from London who has the right to dress in special black clothes covered with pearl buttons, in order to collect money for charity: 珠母纽后（伦敦的一项传统，获授权身穿缀满珠母纽扣服装，为慈善机构收集捐款的女子）
They went to the fancy dress party dressed as a pearly king and queen.他们扮成珠母纽王和珠母纽后去参加化妆晚会。
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Pearly queens gather at East London's Mile End Park.
Like her mother before her, she was a pearly queen.
Aunt Edie was a natural bringer of good cheer and accordingly a natural pearly queen.
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benevolence
benevolent
benevolent society
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charitable
charity
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charity box
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good cause
goodwill
non-profit
non-profit-making
not-for-profit
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the Peace Corps
the Red Crescent
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