Imitation pearls were likewise very largely worn; even ladies of high position did not disdain to wear them--"Un collier de perles fausses" occurs in the inventory of the jewels of Madame de Chamillart made on her death in 1731.
The kyng of that yle is fulle riche and fulle myghty, and righte devout aftre his lawe: and he hathe abouten his nekke 360 perles oryent, gode and grete, and knotted, as Pater Nostres here of amber.
For the gold and the precious stones and the grete oryent perles ben of gretter value, on this half the see, than thei ben bezond the see, in tho contrees.
And alle tho barouns han crounes of gold upon hire hedes, fulle noble and riche, fulle of precious stones and grete perles oryent.
And the crounes and the cercles abouten here hedes ben made of precious stones and riche perles and grete.
And alle theise degrees ben bordured with fyn gold, with the tother precious stones, sett with greteperles oryent.
And wee have perceaved that there be as many and as greate perles found there as in any contrie in the worlde.
M634 Al the clothes and perles of the Christians were lost.
His cote-armure was of cloth of Tars, 2160 Couched with perles whyte and rounde and grete.
Eke no wight is worthy suche perles to were but kinges or princes or els their peres.
Perles to be of German origin, and based on some Teutonic superstition into the explanation of which I cannot enter here.
Perles has shown in his able essay on this work of Nachmanides, our author neglected no resource of philology or archaeology accessible in his age which could contribute to establish the "simple explanations" on a sound scientific basis.
Mix one quart of puree of peas, one pint of consomme Julienne, and one pint of consomme aux perles de Nizam.
Mix two pints of puree of tomato soup with one pint of consomme aux perles de Nizam.
And when she spake, Sweet words, like dropping honny she did shed, 8 And twixt the perlesand rubins softly brake A siluer sound, that heauenly musicke seemd to make.
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