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pearl

[purl] / pɜrl /
NOUN
gem
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The animal appeared to be wearing a delicate pearl necklace.

From Science Daily

Mother sells her earrings and a necklace of pearls that belonged to her great-grandmother.

From Literature

Where her vision clears, she’s in a hall lit by candlelight and crystal chandeliers draped in pearls, dressed in an iridescent gown and jewels evocative of the decade’s New Romantic style.

From Salon

With pearl tea gaining popularity in her home country, “it is just nice to see something fresh,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

We crisscrossed our paths as we circled the viewing cases, our eyes dancing over the gold and silver, the pearls and rubies and sapphires.

From Literature