Pearls & Lace

Pearl

A pearl is a hard, shiny object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in a crystalline form, which is deposited in concentric layers. More commercially valuable pearls are perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The highest quality of natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. In literature, pearls have become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable, and valuable.

Ampersand

The ampersand, also known as the and sign, is the logogram &, representing the conjunction "and". It originated as a ligature of the word et.

Lace

Lace is a decorative openwork textile made without the use of pre-existing fabric. Lace can be made by hand or machine. Various techniques can be employed to form lace, each having a distinct category. Lace can also be used to refer to other types of openwork fabric such as cutwork or filet, which use pre-existing fabric.

pearls

Noun

1. plural of pearl.

Verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pearl.

lace

Noun

1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
2. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.

Verb

1. To fasten (something) with laces.
2. To interweave items.