seed pearl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seed pearl
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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In addition to these, I got in all, one hundred and eighty-seven of the size of peas, besides a large handful of the seed pearl.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by Cooper, James Fenimore
Each bivalve is a lottery ticket; it may contain a gem worthy of place in a monarch's crown, or be a seed pearl with a mercantile value of only a few rupees.
From East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan by Penfield, Frederic Courtland
She fondled a slender seed pearl rope at her throat.
From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts
There is much rhubarb in this country, and much musk, very fine silver, seed pearl, and pearls that are not very round.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
Spangle kept in place by a stitch through a seed pearl.
From English Embroidered Bookbindings by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
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