pearls
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We crisscrossed our paths as we circled the viewing cases, our eyes dancing over the gold and silver, the pearls and rubies and sapphires.
From Literature
Piller juxtaposes opals, garnets and pearls with less conventional materials such as tile fragments, snakeskin, bits of lava from a trip to Iceland, and bullet casings, all bound together with strips of leather or vinyl.
From Los Angeles Times
Also designed by Hartnell, the Queen's 1953 Coronation dress was made from silk produced in Kent and features gold bugle beads, diamantés and pearls in exquisitely designed embroideries.
From BBC
My Alabama-born aunts wore that same elegance: pearls, dresses in jewel tones, a cross, lipstick and heels.
Much more affordable than its famous counterpart, salmon roe has bigger pearls that burst with briny goodness as you eat them.
From Salon
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