Definition of Seed pearl

1. Noun. A small imperfect pearl.

Generic synonyms: 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

seed change
seed coat
seed corn
seed drill
seed fern
seed fill
seed fills
seed grain
seed lac
seed leaf
seed leaves
seed money
seed moneys
seed monies
seed oyster
seed pearl (current term)
seed pearls
seed pit
seed plant
seed plants
seed shrimp
seed stock
seed stocks
seed tick
seed vessel
seed vessels
seed weevil
seedable
seedbank
seedbanks

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 ..."

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