Pearling may refer to:
Relating to actual pearls
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Pearl farming
A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carb ...
, which creates cultured pearls
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Pearl hunting
Pearl hunting, also known as pearling, is the activity of recovering pearls from wild molluscs, usually oysters or mussels, in the sea or freshwater. Pearl hunting was prevalent in the Persian Gulf region and Japan for thousands of years. On ...
, the practice of diving for pearls and mother of pearl (nacre)
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Pearling in Western Australia, which covers both pearl hunting and pearl farming
Other uses
* Pearling, a decorative metal
surface finishing technique
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Pearling (body modification), a form of genital beading
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Pearl growing, a search method where the information in one article is used to find further relevant articles on a subject
* An alternative spelling for purling, a term in
knitting
Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile, or fabric. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by machine.
Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, either flat or i ...
* Debranning, removing the bran of
pearl millet
Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum''; also known as 'Bajra' in Hindi, 'Sajje' in Kannada, 'Kambu' in Tamil, 'Bajeer' in Kumaoni and 'Maiwa' in Hausa, 'Mexoeira' in Mozambique) is the most ...
See also
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Mother of pearl (nacre), the iridescent substance of which pearls and the inner layer of some shells are composed
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