|
|
Definition of Seed pearl
1. Noun. A small imperfect pearl.
Definition of Seed pearl
1. Noun. A tiny, often irregular pearl ¹
2. Noun. Some minute pearls worked into a bedding ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seed Pearl
Literary usage of Seed pearl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"He states that it usually takes eight years for a seed-pearl to increase to four
times its original diameter, i,e., ..."
2. Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque: During Four-and-twenty by Fanny Parkes Parlby (1850)
"... —seed pearl. January, 1825.—The cold weather is delightful, and a Persian
carpet pleasant over the Indian matting, but a fire is not required—indeed, ..."
3. Works of J. Fenimore Cooper by James Fenimore Cooper (1893)
"The first seven oysters I examined contained nothing but seed pearl, and not many
of these. Neb opened, and I examined ; and the latter occupation was so ..."
4. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"The organised germ from which plants and ani- V-mals are produced ; first I
principle ; original ; offspring ; descendant : | seed-pearl is pearl of J small ..."
5. A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years by John Fryer (1698)
"... that is, either as they are or Margarita , or Seed- Pearl ; and ... or Seed-
Pearl. There are others they call ..."
Other Resources:
