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ID: 300011827 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011827			Record Type: concept

pearl (animal material) (combination inorganic/organic animal material, combination inorganic/organic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

Note: A smooth round bead formed primarily within the shells of two distantly related groups of molluscan bivalves or clams, including the ocean-dwelling pearl oysters and the freshwater river mussels. Pearls are used in jewelry and for other ornamental puposes; they are considered a gem.

Terms:

pearl (animal material) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)

pearls (animal material) (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,N)

珍珠 (動物性材料) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)

zhēn zhū (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)

zhen zhu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

chen chu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)

parel (dierlijk materiaal) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

perla (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

មុក្តា (C,U,Khmer,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Materials Facet

.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)

........ materials (substances) (G)

............ <materials by composition> (G)

................ combination inorganic/organic material (G)

.................... combination inorganic/organic animal material (G)

........................ pearl (animal material) (G)

Additional Notes:

Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種光滑的圓珠，主要形成於兩種不相近的雙殼類軟體動物或蚌的殼內，包括海洋棲珍珠牡蠣和淡水河貽貝。珍珠用於製作珠寶首飾及其他裝飾用途，被視為寶石。

Dutch ..... Een gladde, ronde kraal die wordt gevormd in de schelp van bepaalde weekdieren. Wordt gebruikt voor sieraden en andere decoratieve doeleinden, en wordt als edelsteen beschouwd.

Spanish ..... Cuenta redonda suave formada dentro de las conchas de determinados moluscos.

Related concepts:

distinguished from ....	imitation pearl
..................................	(imitative materials, <materials by property>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300390920]

Sources and Contributors:

珍珠 (動物性材料)............	[AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
.......................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 December 18, 2009
.......................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9, 187
.......................	寶石圖鑑 161
.......................	寶石學 214
.......................	故宮後設資料需求規格書 19
.......................	朗文英漢雙解科技大辭典 1217

មុក្តា............	[VP]
.................	SEAlang Library (2006-) accessed 27 April 2026

chen chu............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)

parel (dierlijk materiaal)............	[AAT-Ned Preferred]
...............................................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
...............................................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

pearl (animal material)............	[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred]
.........................................	AATA database (2002-) 127141 checked 26 January 2012
.........................................	Museum Prototype Project, Medium of Objects Frequency Report (1985)
.........................................	National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
.........................................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)

pearls (animal material)............	[VP]
.........................................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
.........................................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.........................................	Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- COLCOL -- 5/21/93
.........................................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)

perla............	[CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
..............	Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981) 5:2628
..............	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) 645

zhen zhu............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)

zhēn zhū............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)


Subject: .....	[AAT-Ned, AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, GCI, VP]
............	AATA database (2002-) 127141 checked 26 January 2012
............	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 31 July 2008
	..........	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
Chinese (traditional)	..........	[AS-Academia Sinica]
	..........	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch	..........	[AAT-Ned]
	..........	AAT-Ned (1994-)
	..........	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
Spanish	..........	[CDBP-SNPC]
	..........	TAA database (2000-)

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