Pearl white Meaning, Definition & Usage

. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; used chiefly as a cosmetic . (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. cultured pearl a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls, are less expensive.