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Nugget :: Nugget (n.) A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold..

Riches :: Riches (a.) That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like..

Silver :: Silver (a.) Precious; costly.

Sweepage :: Sweep (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc..

Jewel :: Jewel (n.) A precious stone; a gem.

Lithoglyphic :: Lithoglyphic (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones.

Test :: Test (n.) A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

Diamond :: Diamond (n.) A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness..

Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone..

Dearness :: Dearness (n.) Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.

Ring :: Ring (n.) Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring..

Semiprecious :: Semiprecious (a.) Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals..

Table :: Table (n.) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles..

Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash..

Base :: Base (a.) Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals..

Naif :: Naif (a.) Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

Emerald :: Emerald (n.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl..

Alchemy :: Alchemy (n.) Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.

Perrie :: Perrie (n.) Precious stones; jewels.

El Dorado :: El Dorado () A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones..

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