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• n  a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
• n  a shade of white the color of bleached bones
• n  a shape that is spherical and small
• v  gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

• Hong Kong supplanted Japan as the center of the global pearl trade in the 1990s.
• These days pearls can be bought virtually anywherefrom the Internet to televisionbut craftsmanship and quality are difficult to spot sight unseen.

• bone
• ivory
• off-white
• drop
• bead

News & Articles

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• Pearl River Utility Authority makes emergency repairs to system
  Circle Drive has been partially closed and detour routes set up so that the Pearl River Utility Authority can make emergency repairs to the failing 12 inch sewer line.
  June 15, 2013 - The Picayune Item
• Pearl Boulanger
  Pearl Boulanger, 82, a resident of Mont Vernon died at her residence on Saturday, June 8, 2013. She was born on June 23, 1930 in Somerset, New Jersey, daughter of the late Joseph W. and Rose I. (Pelletier) Boulanger. Survivors including her friends and caregivers, Dan Babineau, Peter Delude, friends and service providers from The Institute of Professional Practice and Gateways of Nashua ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Nashua Telegraph
• Pearl River under boil-water advisory
  Police in Pearl River, La., said the town is under a boil-water advisory Thursday until further notice.
  June 13, 2013 - WDSU New Orleans

Quotes

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• Warren Buffett in Christian Science Monitor
  Describing the conditions as an "economic Pearl Harbor," Buffett said, according to a Bloomberg news report Wednesday that his investment in Goldman is a vote of confidence in the Treasury's plan.