Wall's Christian faith has influenced some of the terminology of Perl, such as the name itself, a biblical reference to the " pearl of great price " ( Matthew 13: 46 ).

As this process progresses, the shell itself grows, and the pearl sack seems to travel into the shell.

South Sea pearls are the color of their host Pinctada maxima oyster – and can be white, silver, pink, gold, cream, and any combination of these basic colors, including overtones of the various colors of the rainbow displayed in the pearl nacre of the oyster shell itself.

The city itself is located on the northeastern part of on Hinnøya ; it is the only city on the island, and is popularly known as Vågsfjordens perle ( The pearl of Vågsfjorden ).

Margarine originated with the discovery by Michel Eugène Chevreul in 1813 of margaric acid ( itself named after the pearly deposits of the fatty acid from Greek or μάργαρον ( margaritēs / márgaron ), meaning pearl-oyster or pearl, or ( margarís ), meaning palm-tree, hence the relevance to palmitic acid ).

The town celebrates its location, calling itself " The pearl of the plain ".

Most Ludwig wood shells have had a plastic " pearl " wrap glued to the outer surface of the shell itself.

Sarengat is the boat used to gather pearls ; tarekat is the action of rowing ; chakekat is the pearl itself ; and makrifat is the ability to recognize a true pearl and reject a false one.

The tangled phrase can be entered by itself, such as " pretty girl " for " gritty pearl ".

The eight triangular points of this radial crown are in a matte finish with similar acanthus ornamentation, while between each of these points they are joined to each other on either side and to the circlet itself with a pair of acanthus scrolls supporting a group of five oak leaves around a pearl similar to those on the circlet.

Never have I seen or heard of such a thing ; a pearl that for modesty transforms itself into a cornelian.

The meat ( foot muscle ) of abalone is used for food, and the shells of abalone are used as decorative items and as a source of mother of pearl for jewelry and other decorative items.

Abalone pearl jewelry is very popular in New Zealand and Australia, in no minor part due to the marketing and farming efforts of pearl companies.

Poetry was for him ...' a morbid secretion ', as the pearl is for the oyster.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word baroque is derived from the Portuguese word " barroco ", Spanish " barroco ", or French " baroque ", all of which refer to a " rough or imperfect pearl ", though whether it entered those languages via Latin, Arabic, or some other source is uncertain.

Bubble tea, also known as pearl tea or boba tea, is a tea-based drink invented in tea shops in Taichung, Taiwan, during the 1980s.

He is probably best known for his three-strand faux pearl necklace worn by Barbara Bush to her husband's inaugural ball.

Each of the gates is made of a single pearl, and there is an angel standing in each one.

In some regions couscous is made from coarsely ground barley or pearl millet.

In the Sahelian countries of West Africa, such as Mali and Senegal, pearl millet is pounded or milled to the size and consistency necessary for the couscous.

In Finnish, the month is called helmikuu, meaning " month of the pearl "; when snow melts on tree branches, it forms droplets, and as these freeze again, they are like pearls of ice.

* 1893 – The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.

In popular iconography, the parrot is coloured white and usually seen hovering to the right side of Guanyin with either a pearl or a prayer bead clasped in its beak.

The valuable pearl is the " deal of a lifetime " for the merchant in the story.

A less common interpretation of the parable is that the merchant represents Christ, and the pearl represents the Church.

Unlike precious stones which must be cut and polished to reveal their clarity and beauty, the pearl is perfect as it comes from the oyster.

In the Gnostic Acts of Peter and the Twelve, found with the Gospel of Thomas in the Nag Hammadi library, the travelling pearl merchant Lithargoel is eventually revealed to be Jesus.

A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue ( specifically the mantle ) of a living shelled mollusk.

Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.

The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of pearls ( baroque pearls ) occur.

A nacreous pearl is made from layers of nacre, by the same living process as is used in the secretion of the mother of pearl which lines the shell.

In Gladethe, thoue Queyne, Margaret is compared to the pearl as a prize above precious stones ; more bright than beryl ; more precious than the diamond ; more beautiful than sapphire ; lovelier than a green emerald ; and more splendid than a famous ruby ;

Investigating the cave, she finds a beautiful lady ( Linda Darnell ) standing in brilliant light, holding a pearl rosary.

Raised as a pearl diver, the beautiful Hatsue wins many admirers, including Shinji.

In 1999, the world auction record for a Melo pearl was US $ 488, 311 for a single pearl.

Button pearls are like a slightly flattened round pearl and can also make a necklace, but are more often used in single pendants or earrings where the back half of the pearl is covered, making it look like a larger, rounder pearl.

The twelve gates of the New Jerusalem are reportedly each made of a single pearl in Revelation 21: 21, that is, the Pearly Gates.

The single prototype, painted a colour called " Ming Blue pearl ", remains the property of IVM Automotive, and resides in Munich.

** Pearls-Opaque with single color with " mother of pearl " finish

Other styles have both lions with a single large pearl in each of their partially opened mouths.

These gates are each made of a single pearl, giving them the name of the " pearly gates ".

The ribbon bears numbers and / or a laurel wreath and number or single or double pearl necklace and number, all depending on the number of times the participant has completed the marches.

The bisernica ( from Serbo-Croatian " biser " meaning " pearl ") is almost identical but may have two double strings and two single strings.

Other dilution genes that may mimic some of the effects of the cream gene in either single or double copies include the pearl gene, silver dapple gene, and the champagne gene.

* ESP SP120 V-Shaped Baritone Prototype-Black, mahogany body, single-ply white pickguard, set-in 27 " scale mahogany neck with 1990s 3x3 Horizon headstock, 24-jumbo-fret ebony fingerboard, Sperzel locking tuners, pearl Machine Head logo inlays from frets 1-9, pearl diamond inlays from 12th-24th frets, EMG-81 ( bridge ) & EMG-60 ( neck ) pickups, single knob on push / pull pot that controls volume & pickup selection.

In order to find enough pearl oysters, free-divers were often forced to descend to depths of over 100 feet on a single breath, exposing them to the dangers of hostile creatures, waves, and drowning, often as a result of shallow water blackout on resurfacing.

Hugo's narrative describes a single drop of frozen milk, resembling a pearl, suspended from the dead woman's nipple.

His style capitalised on the stark and unexpected effects of negative imaging, unusual juxtapositions of identifiable objects ( such as spoons and pearl necklaces ), variations in the exposure time given to different objects within a single image, and moving objects as the sensitive materials were being exposed.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate being made from a single pearl.

It is often confused with the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, but can be distinguished from it by the red chevrons along its pearl border ( the Small Pearl-bordered has black chevrons ) as well as the presence of a single silver spot in the middle of a row of yellow spots.