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seed pearl

noun

Definition of seed pearl

1 : a very small and often irregular pearl

2 : minute pearls imbedded in some binding material

Recent Examples of seed pearl from the Web

Another involved powdering seed pearls and then making a paste out of the powder, at one point baking the pearls inside a large freshwater fish.

— kat eschner, Smithsonian, "Here’s Why Pearls No Longer Cost a Fortune," 14 Dec. 2017
One involved suspending seed pearls over a boiling solution of vinegar and turpentine, which softened the pearls into paste.

— kat eschner, Smithsonian, "Here’s Why Pearls No Longer Cost a Fortune," 14 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of seed pearl

1553

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