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seed pearl

noun

  1. a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain.


seed pearl

noun

  1. a tiny pearl weighing less than a quarter of a grain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of seed pearl1

First recorded in 1545–55
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Example Sentences

The first seven oysters I examined, contained nothing but seed pearl, and not many of these.

In a few minutes I had seventy-three just such pearls, besides a quantity of seed pearl.

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.

Over her head was a little shawl of old lace; it was caught by a seed-pearl brooch with an amethyst centre.

Very often, also, small silver spangles were employed, either stitched down with a piece of purl or a seed-pearl.

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