Mother-of-pearl
61Pearl — Pearl, a. Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother of pearl. [1913 Webster] …
62Pearl — Pearl, v. t. 1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother of pearl. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley. [1913 Webster] …
63pearl-shell — pearlˈ shell noun 1. Mother of pearl 2. A pearly or pearl bearing shell • • • Main Entry: ↑pearl …
64pearl button — noun A mother of pearl button • • • Main Entry: ↑pearl …
65pearl — pearl1 pearler, n. pearlish, adj. pearllike, adj. /perrl/, n. 1. 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… …
66Pearl — For other uses, see Pearl (disambiguation). Pearl Pearls General Category Mineral Chemical formula Ca …
67Pearl — /perrl/, n. 1. a town in central Mississippi. 20,778. 2. a female given name. * * * I Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother of pearl) as the mollusk s shell. Long treasured as gemstones,… …
68pearl — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish grey hard mass formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc, highly prized as a gem for its lustre (pearl necklace). b an imitation of this. c (in pl.) a necklace of… …
69pearl — I. /pɜl / (say perl) noun 1. a hard, smooth, often highly lustrous concretion, a mass of nacre, white or variously coloured, and rounded, pear shaped, or irregular (baroque) in form, secreted as a morbid product within the shell of various… …
70Pearl of Lao Tzu — The Pearl of Lao Tzu (also referred to as Pearl of Lao Tze and Pearl of Allah [ [http://www.research.amnh.org/invertzoo/malacology/research/pearls/famous.html Famous Pearls] ] ) is the largest known pearl in the world. It is not a gem quality… …
