essence d'orient

[ es-uh ns dawr-ee-uh nt, -ent, dohr-; French e-sahns daw ryahn ]
/ ˈɛs əns ˈdɔr i ənt, -ˌɛnt, ˈdoʊr-; French ɛ sɑ̃s dɔ ˈryɑ̃ /

noun Jewelry.

a preparation for coating glass beads to make imitation pearls, derived from the scales of fish, especially of the bleak.

Origin of essence d'orient

< French: literally, essence of the Orient