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mother-of-pearl
(Encyclopedia) mother-of-pearl or nacrenacrenāˈkər [key], the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a…Bailey, Pearl
singerBirthplace: Newport News, Va.Born: 1918Died: 1990Pearl, Minnie
(Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon) comedienne, singerBirthplace: Centerville, Tenn.Born: 1912Died: 1996Pearl Jam
YieldEpic Packed with well-written and superbly played material, Yield merges roaring guitars, impassioned vocals and a perfectly articulated sense of dynamics. There's even welcome…Brewer's: Pearl
(The). Dioscorides and Pliny mention the belief that pearls are formed by drops of rain falling into the oyster-shells while open; the rain-drops thus received being hardened into pearls…pearl, gem
(Encyclopedia) pearl, hard, rounded secretion formed inside the shell of certain mollusks, used as a gem. It is secreted by the epithelial cells of the mantle, a curtain of tissue between the shell…Patience, poem
(Encyclopedia) Patience: see Pearl, The.Purity
(Encyclopedia) Purity: see Pearl, The.Pearl Harbor
(Encyclopedia) Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are…Pearl, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Pearl, river, 485 mi (781 km) long, rising in E Miss. and flowing S to Lake Borgne, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico; its lower section (116 mi/187 km) forms the Miss.-La. boundary.…Trending
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