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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cultured pearl grown in such a way as to impart a flat-backed, hemispherical shape.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Japanese mabe, penguin wing oyster (Magnavicula penguin syn. Pteria penguin), the species in which such pearls were first cultivated.]
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