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was pearling

  • past progressive
    of pearl.
    pearl
    noun
    a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.

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I know the place well—lived there once when I was pearling, ten years ago.

From Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 by Louis Becke

Their faces were all aglow; dessert was just served, and a noble wine was pearling in the great drinking-glasses.

From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann

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