† mother pearln.

Forms: see mother n.¹ and pearl n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: mother n.¹, pearl n.¹

Etymology: < mother n.¹ + pearl n.¹, after Italian madreperla pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl (a1492) < madre mother n.¹ + perla pearl n.¹ Compare Middle French, French mère perle pearl oyster (1562), Portuguese madrepérola pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl (1601), Spanish madreperla pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl (1734 or earlier), and also early modern Dutch perlenmoeder (1599), parlemoer (1654) (Dutch parelmoer ) pearl oyster (archaic), mother-of-pearl, Middle Low German parlemōder , early modern German perilmuoter , perlīnmuoter (German Perlmutter , Perlmutt ) mother-of-pearl (1482), pearl oyster (1536; now archaic), Old Swedish pärlomodhir (Swedish pärlemor , pärlemo pearl oyster (obsolete), mother-of-pearl). Compare mother-of-pearl n.

Obsolete.

1. = mother-of-pearl n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [noun] > mother-of-pearl

mother pearlc1500

mother-of-pearl1547

nacre1689

burgaudine1753

c1500 in R. G. Cant College St. Salvator (1950) 160 Twa pakkis breddis ane burrell contenand ane crucifix of moder perl.

a1510 Inventory York Minster in J. Raine Historians Church of York (1894) III. 388 Unum pece de moder perl.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G2^v Handle strong Of mother perle.

1633 ‘H. A.’ Parthenia Sacra 190 They vse to counterfeit the same [sc. true pearl] in a thousand manners with glasse, and aboue al, with the Mother-Pearl, in beating it to powder, and making a past therof.

1698 London Gaz. No. 3358/4 A large Cabinet Frame inlaid with Mother Pearle.

1777 St. G. Tucker Poems (1977) 44 Of mother-pearl I thought her nails.

1800 E. Darwin Phytologia xix. i. 489 Colours..are thence variable with every motion of them, as those colours seen on soap-bubbles, and mother-pearl.

1830 G. Croly Catiline iii. i. 84 Couches of mother-pearl, and tortoise shell.

2. = mother-of-pearl n. 2. (In quot. 1593 figurative.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces mother of pearl

mother pearl1593

nacre1598

mother-of-pearl1601

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 16 It is superexcellent witt, that is the mother pearle of precious Inuention.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 451 Sundry sorts of other shell fish, and among them, those that..beare pearles, and therof be called Mother-pearls.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	mother pearl
释义	† mother pearln. Forms: see mother n.¹ and pearl n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: mother n.¹, pearl n.¹ Etymology: < mother n.¹ + pearl n.¹, after Italian madreperla pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl (a1492) < madre mother n.¹ + perla pearl n.¹ Compare Middle French, French mère perle pearl oyster (1562), Portuguese madrepérola pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl (1601), Spanish madreperla pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl (1734 or earlier), and also early modern Dutch perlenmoeder (1599), parlemoer (1654) (Dutch parelmoer ) pearl oyster (archaic), mother-of-pearl, Middle Low German parlemōder , early modern German perilmuoter , perlīnmuoter (German Perlmutter , Perlmutt ) mother-of-pearl (1482), pearl oyster (1536; now archaic), Old Swedish pärlomodhir (Swedish pärlemor , pärlemo pearl oyster (obsolete), mother-of-pearl). Compare mother-of-pearl n. Obsolete. 1. = mother-of-pearl n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [noun] > mother-of-pearl mother pearlc1500 mother-of-pearl1547 nacre1689 burgaudine1753 c1500 in R. G. Cant College St. Salvator (1950) 160 Twa pakkis breddis ane burrell contenand ane crucifix of moder perl. a1510 Inventory York Minster in J. Raine Historians Church of York (1894) III. 388 Unum pece de moder perl. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G2^v Handle strong Of mother perle. 1633 ‘H. A.’ Parthenia Sacra 190 They vse to counterfeit the same [sc. true pearl] in a thousand manners with glasse, and aboue al, with the Mother-Pearl, in beating it to powder, and making a past therof. 1698 London Gaz. No. 3358/4 A large Cabinet Frame inlaid with Mother Pearle. 1777 St. G. Tucker Poems (1977) 44 Of mother-pearl I thought her nails. 1800 E. Darwin Phytologia xix. i. 489 Colours..are thence variable with every motion of them, as those colours seen on soap-bubbles, and mother-pearl. 1830 G. Croly Catiline iii. i. 84 Couches of mother-pearl, and tortoise shell. 2. = mother-of-pearl n. 2. (In quot. 1593 figurative.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces mother of pearl mother pearl1593 nacre1598 mother-of-pearl1601 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 16 It is superexcellent witt, that is the mother pearle of precious Inuention. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 451 Sundry sorts of other shell fish, and among them, those that..beare pearles, and therof be called Mother-pearls. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1500
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