power pearls
n.pl.— «One reason she seems so buoyant may be her new movie Baby Boom, in which she has a radical new look: heels, power pearls, snugly tailored designer suits and corporate elegance.» —“Diane Keaton booms back into comedy” by Jim Jerome St. Petersburg Times Oct. 25, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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