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pearl

Definition

noun: a hard, shiny, white ball that is formed inside the shell of an oyster and that is often used as jewelry
noun: a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of nacre as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem
verb: to set or adorn with 'pearls'
synonyms: nacre, granulate

Examples

('humorous') A crowd of reporters gathered around the coach after the game to hear him dispense his usual 'pearls of wisdom'.
He offered some 'pearls of wisdom' [=good advice] about raising children.
The island is a cultural 'pearl' of the Pacific.

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(..) this isn't my fault! Don't you sing no songs in your nightclub act called, "My Daddy was My Mommy," while gazing longingly at a tangled string of pearls. Pearls are for ladies, BoJack. Pearls are for ladies. You know Sunday is my writing day. Sundays are the one day (..)
2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6