seed pearl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seed pearl
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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Yes, my "seed pearl" bit is pretty, I admit; it was like the thing.
From Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston by Ruskin, John
She fondled a slender seed pearl rope at her throat.
From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts
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
In this island there is much gold, which is found in the earth; and all round this island the Moors gather much seed pearl and fine pearls of perfect colour and not round.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
The only ornament worn by her was a large burnt topaz—that stone which fire turns a rose red tint—attached to a seed pearl chain.
From Jane Oglander by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
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