mabe pearl

[ meyb, mah-bee ]

/ meɪb, ˈmɑ bi /

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noun

a smooth cultured pearl cultivated in a hemispherical shape so that it has one flat and one convex surface.

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Also mobe pearl.

Origin of mabe pearl

Origin uncertain

Words nearby mabe pearl

Maastricht, Maat, Mab, Mabel, mabela, mabe pearl, Mabinogion, Mableton, Mabuse, mac, macabre

How to use mabe pearl in a sentence

But Ruby Pearl kept order, and the more responsibility she took the more Spahn relied upon her.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the last few years, however, Spahn gradually began to notice changes in Ruby Pearl.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What was America supposed to do after Pearl Harbor, put the keys to the Golden Gate in an airmail envelope and send them to Tojo?
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize|P. J. O’Rourke|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1882, the Pearl Street station, in lower Manhattan, went on line, with 59 customers – mostly businesses and factories.
From Edison to Jobs|The Daily Beast|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But after Pearl Harbor there was no longer a case for special pleading.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’|Clive Irving|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"The Seorita is a pearl of prudence and discretion: do whatever she desired you," said Alphonse.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
I must admit that there is some excuse for you; the pearl of Andalusia is undoubtedly ravissante.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
It must have been the window-panes, for he was anxious to get the most beautiful mother-of-pearl he could find.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
He knows the whole piano literature, and is continually fishing up some new or old pearl or other to surprise one with.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The wind-blown rain-makers lost their leaden hue and became a soft pearl-gray, all fleecy white around the edges.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair