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cultured pearl

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cultured pearl
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a pearl induced to grow in the shell of an oyster or clam, by the insertion of a small object around which layers of nacre are deposited
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cultured pearl
nZuchtperle f


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Choose a style that enhances your personality Cultured pearls are the popular choice of many women today.
Byline: ANI Washington, November 4 (ANI): Scientists, using novel and proprietary seeding techniques, have for the first time produced beaded (nucleated) and non-beaded cultured pearls from the queen conch.
Mikimoto spent many years developing his cultured pearl techniques and it paid off.
 
 
 
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