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

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..

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..

Carat :: Carat (n.) The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.

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

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

Lapidary :: Lapidary (n.) A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.

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

Dear :: Dear (superl.) Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.

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

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..

Paste :: Paste (n.) A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass..

Toadstone :: Toadstone (n.) Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn as a jewel. See Bufonite..

Jewel :: Jewel (n.) An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.

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..

Preciously :: Preciously (adv.) In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also used ironically.

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

Invaluable :: Invaluable (a.) Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

Prospector :: Prospector (n.) One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals..

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