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The original Japanese cultured pearls, known as akoya pearls, are produced by a species of small pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii, which is no bigger than 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) in size, hence akoya pearls larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly priced. Today, a hybrid mollusk is used in both Japan and China in the ...
Pearl is a unisex given name derived from the English word pearl, a hard, roundish object produced within the soft tissue of a living, shelled mollusk. Pearls are commonly used in jewelry-making. [1] The name has a history of usage among Jews. Pearl is used as an Anglicization of the Yiddish name Perle. [2] Pearl is also a common Jewish surname.
A "pearl necklace" is slang for a sexual act in which a man ejaculates semen on or near the neck or chest of another person. [1] The term originates from the way the deposited semen resembles a necklace of translucent white pearls. [2] [3] A pearl necklace can be used as a form of erotic humiliation or
White pearl necklace. A pearl nucleus or a bead for cultured pearl is a sphere (usually) or other shape (occasionally) formed only by cutting and polishing a nacreous shell used to accommodate the nacre secreted from a graft of mantle tissue, that eventually forms the centre of a beaded cultured pearl. [2]
Cultured freshwater pearls are pearls that are farmed and created using freshwater mussels. These pearls are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusively produced in China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires that farmed freshwater pearls be referred to as "freshwater cultured pearls" in ...
All eyes are on Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider, whose 40-day winning streak on the hit game show just made history — and whose signature pearl necklace has become a topic of discussion in the ...
Pearling. Pearling or genital beading is a form of body modification, the practice of permanently inserting small beads made of various materials beneath the skin of the genitals—of the labia, or of the shaft or foreskin of the penis.
Pearl engagement rings are having a moment, thanks to recently engaged celebrities like Emma Stone, Michelle Williams, and now, Ariana Grande. T&C unpacks the trend.