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Egg Pearls.—Ovoid: shaped like an egg.
Flat.—In connection with price quotation means, price
per grain regardless of size. Fresh-Water Pearls.—Pearls taken from inland
streams. Green Ears.—Shell of Haliotis having green mother-of-pearl lining. Half Pearls.—Round pearls sawed in half. Helmet.—Diving head-gear. Lingahs.—Pearl oyster shells from the Arabian Sea and
others of similar size and quality. Madras Pearls.—Fine white pearls from the Ceylon
fisheries, so called because marketed principally in
that city. Manul.—Loose or soft sand sea-botton (Ceylon). Multiple.—Price of pearls subject to the multiple of
weight. Mussel-Egg.—Name given to pearls by Tennesseans. Nacre.—The substance of which pearls and the lining of
pearl-shells consists. Naked Diving.—Diving without any appliances. Orient.—As applied to pearls, the luster of the skin. Oriental Pearls.—Generally, pearls from salt water;
specifically, pearls from the Indian Seas. Ounce Pearls.—Poor grades sold by the ounce. Paar.—Ceylon name for rock or hard bottom oyster-bed. Pearler.—One who fishes for mussels for the pearls. Pear-Shape.—Shaped like a pear; obovoid. Peeler.—A pearl with an imperfect skin, the removal
of which would improve the pearl. Red-Ears.—Abalone shell with pearly red interior. Rose-Pearls.—Pink, iridescent, fresh-water baroques. Seed-Pearls.—Vary small round pearls. Slugs.—Nacreous excrescences from the Unio. Skin.—As applied to pearls, the outer layer of nacre. Square.—Method of reckoning the cost of a pearl of any
size at a lot price, by the square of price given, with
the grain as a unit.
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