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

Sardius :: Sardius (n.) A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate..

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

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

Lithoglypher :: Lithoglypher (n.) One who curs or engraves precious stones.

Glyptography :: Glyptography (n.) The art or process of engraving on precious stones.

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

Miner :: Miner (n.) One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have sappers and miners..

Battery :: Battery (v. t.) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals..

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..

Onycha :: Onycha (n.) The precious stone called onyx.

Shittah Tree :: Shittah tree (n.) A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in color..

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..

Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color..

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept..

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

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

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..

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

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

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