seed pearl

noun

a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain.

Origin of seed pearl

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby seed pearl

seedless plant, seedling, seed money, see double, seed oyster, seed pearl, seed plant, seedpod, seed potato, seed shrimp, seedsman

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Example sentences from the Web for seed pearl

As soon as it struck the ground, in that moment it changed into a seed-pearl.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book|Maurice Baring
Neither is it the seed-pearl canopy that intercepts a too searching light from majesty's complexion.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler
Very often, also, small silver spangles were employed, either stitched down with a piece of purl or a seed-pearl.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework|Emily Leigh Lowes
Over her head was a little shawl of old lace; it was caught by a seed-pearl brooch with an amethyst centre.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan

British Dictionary definitions for seed pearl

seed pearl

noun

a tiny pearl weighing less than a quarter of a grain

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单词	seed pearl
释义	seed pearl noun a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain. Origin of seed pearl First recorded in 1545–55 Words nearby seed pearl seedless plant, seedling, seed money, see double, seed oyster, seed pearl, seed plant, seedpod, seed potato, seed shrimp, seedsman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seed pearl As soon as it struck the ground, in that moment it changed into a seed-pearl. The Blue Rose Fairy Book\|Maurice Baring Neither is it the seed-pearl canopy that intercepts a too searching light from majesty's complexion. The Joyful Heart\|Robert Haven Schauffler Very often, also, small silver spangles were employed, either stitched down with a piece of purl or a seed-pearl. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework\|Emily Leigh Lowes Over her head was a little shawl of old lace; it was caught by a seed-pearl brooch with an amethyst centre. Mary Gray\|Katharine Tynan British Dictionary definitions for seed pearl seed pearl noun 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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