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

Dearworth :: Dearworth (a.) Precious.

Ouch :: Ouch (n.) A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person..

Gem :: Gem (v. t.) To adorn with gems or precious stones.

Preciousness :: Preciousness (n.) The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.

Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..

Choice :: Choice (superl.) Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.

Tender :: Tender (superl.) Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.

Ligure :: Ligure (n.) A kind of precious stone.

Bdellium :: Bdellium (n.) An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia..

Mine :: Mine (v. i.) To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise..

Calcedon :: Calcedon (n.) A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones..

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

Occidental :: Occidental (a.) Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior..

Lapidary :: Lapidary (n.) An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones..

Plating :: Plating (n.) The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition..

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

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

Jeweler :: "Jeweler (n.) One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments..

Gold :: Gold (v. t.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7..

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