| 单词 | mabe pearl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmabe pearl In full mabe pearl. A type of large, usually hemispherical cultured pearl, grown on the inside shell of an oyster rather than within the body, and often (because of its shape) mounted in jewellery.Originally produced in Japan, mabe pearls are now cultured throughout the Pacific Rim, principally grown in the wing oysters Pteria penguin and P. maxima. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [noun] margaritea1325 graina1350 pearlc1375 margerya1387 pebble1600 onion1688 mabe1940 1940 N.Y. Times 14 Aug. 21/7 The dress was modeled by Hildegarde, who wore the Cabachon Mabe pearl, one of the largest in the world and valued at $dollar.50,000. 1963 Times 21 May 20/2 Cultured blister pearls (Mabe pearls) imported and re-exported in the same state as at importation. 1968 J. Y. Dickinson Bk. Pearls Gloss., 238 Mabe, sometimes called mobe. Australian half-pearl (often mistakenly thought of as a blister) which is cultured by inserting a dome-shaped nucleus flat against the shell. 1988 New Scientist 25 Feb. 66/2 Up to six mabe pearls can be produced from different sites of a single oyster shell. 1999 Independent (Electronic ed.) 22 Jan. ii. 10 Her favourite piece is Ingeborg Bratman's 12-ft-long necklace of Mabe pearls from the South Seas. < as lemmas |
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