- The Tahitian pearl is an organic gem formed from the “black lip” oyster or Pinctada margaritifera-cumingi. The oyster and pearl is indigenous to the pure blue lagoons of French Polynesia.
- (Tahitian pearls) are cultivated in black-lipped oysters on the islands that make up French Polynesia. They are sometimes referred to as “black pearls”, though their color can range from a metallic silver to Peacock green.
- (Tahitian Pearls) Setting the standard for black pearls, Tahitian pearls are some of the most popular pearls in the world. They have a gentle, velvety luster and often exhibit a strong iridescence.
- Make (one's face, hands, and other visible parts of one's body) black with polish or makeup, so as not to be seen at night or, esp. formerly, to play the role of a black person in a musical show, play, or movie
- Make black, esp. by the application of black polish
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil"
- blacken: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
- A telephone call
- (ring) sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
- Each of a series of resonant or vibrating sounds signaling an incoming telephone call
- (ring) a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
- An act of causing a bell to sound, or the resonant sound caused by this
- gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises; "the rings require a strong upper body"