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pearl-necklace en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pearl necklace.
A very profligate Turk of my acquaintance, to whom I once gave, because it caught his eye when he came to present me with a hare, a false pearl-necklace for his wife, […]
1823, Sir William Gell, Narrative of a Journey in the Morea, page 398:On the walls are sculptured caskets, screens, pearl-necklaces, perfume-pots, strong boxes, and hoods enriched with precious stones.
1801, The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1800, page 411:As Vivien explains,
this rhyme
Is like the fair pearl-necklace of the Queen,
That burst in dancing, and the pearls were spilt; […]
2019, Barbara Barrow, Science, Language, and Reform in Victorian Poetry:Ramcheri presented her pearl-necklace to the subjects and got a pond constructed, which was called 'Cheri Tal'.
2015, Sachin Sinhal, Queen Durgavati: