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| 单词 | freshwater pearl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfreshwater pearl freshwater pearl n. a pearl from any of various freshwater mussels of the family Unionidae, typically having an irregular shape; cf. river pearl n. ΚΠ 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vi. xi. 1249 Some bad fresh-water pearles I found there: which were nothing round, Orient, nor very great. I brought of them with me to the Spaniards; and they said they were no Pearles, but Topasses. 1829 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. VII. cxxv. 458 Many fresh water pearls are collected in the Moldau the Elster and other rivers. 2013 P. Knipple & A. Knipple Farm Fresh Tennessee 42 The farm manager will also demonstrate shucking a mussel to reveal the freshwater pearl inside. < as lemmas |
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