parel

Alternative forms

 * (Archaic)

Etymology
From, , , , presumably via , from , from , plausibly a diminutive of , cognate with 🇨🇬; alternative derivations from Latin or  lack plausibility; the letter sense is apparently popular etymology from , itself from French. Its typographic use is from, following the name given by to the type used in his miniature editions of , , & the  in the 1620s, which were the smallest printed works to his time.

Noun

 * 1) A pearl, a precious, round shelly concretion from oysters or other molluscs
 * 2) Its imitation
 * 3) Mother of pearl, the natural material pearls are made from
 * 4) Anything resembling a pearl's irregular ball-shape, notably a drop of liquid
 * 5)  (One of) the best quality, first pick, the cream
 * 6)  The size of type between diamant and nonparel, equated with the English pearl and standardized as 5 point.

Etymology
Corruption of.

Noun

 * 1) stone or concrete wall or fence