seed pearl

noun

1

: a very small and often irregular pearl

2

: minute pearls imbedded in some binding material

Examples of seed pearl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rose embellished it with seed pearls and beads for an extra touch of elegance. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026

The long necklace, from around 1910, has seed pearl linking, which is accented at intervals by scroll and floral spacers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026

The gown, made of Duchesse satin from Scotland and silk, was exquisite, with a 15-foot silk tulle train that attached at the shoulders and a bodice encrusted with 10,000 seed pearls and diamanté crystals that formed flowers, roses, jasmine blossoms and ears of wheat. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

And embedded at the very center, small and pale as a seed pearl, is the Buddha, around whom everything turns. — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seed pearl

• cowgirl
• schoolgirl
• unfurl
• burl
• churl
• earl
• girl
• hurl
• merl
• merle
• perle
• swirl