pearl
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Summary
pearl ranks in the top 0.95% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,155 views/month, #743 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Made from material: nacre[2]
- Subclass of: animal product[3], organic gem[4], spherical body[5]
- Has use: traditional costume[6], fashion accessory[7], jewelry[8]
- Commons category: Pearls[9]
- Streak color: rainbow colours[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pearls[11]
- Commons gallery: Pearl[12]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Otto's encyclopedia[16], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17], hedendaagsesieraden.nl[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22]
- Different from: bead[23]
- MCN code: 7101.10.00[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
Body
Influence
Things named for pearl include Manipur[26], a state of India[27], in India[28], founded in 1972[29]; February[30], a calendar month[31]; margarite[32], a mineral species[33]; and Biserujka cave[34], a show cave[35], in Croatia[36].
Why It Matters
pearl has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] pearl is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for pearl include Manipur[26], a state of India[27], in India[28], founded in 1972[29]; February[30], a calendar month[31]; margarite[32], a mineral species[33]; and Biserujka cave[34], a show cave[35], in Croatia[36].