essence d'orient

American  

[es-uhns dawr-ee-uhnt, -ent, dohr-, e-sahnsdaw-ryahn] / ˈɛs əns ˈdɔr i ənt, -ˌɛnt, ˈdoʊr-, ɛ sɑ̃sdɔˈrjɑ̃ /

noun

Jewelry.

1. a preparation for coating glass beads to make imitation pearls, derived from the scales of fish, especially of the bleak.

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Etymology

Origin of essence d'orient

< French: literally, essence of the Orient