Pearl with Silver Bracelet

The English word ‘Pearl’ originated from the Latin word “Perla”. Pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries and because of this, the word Pearl has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable and valuable.
Pearls are formed in shellfish as a natural defense against an irritant. Layers of nacre are secreted around the irritant gradually building up to from the solid pearl.