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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..

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

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

Gold :: Gold (v. t.) Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold..

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

Water :: Water (n.) The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence..

Glyptographic :: Glyptographic (a.) Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones..

Cupel :: Cupel (n.) A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime)..

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..

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

Glyptics :: Glyptics (n.) The art of engraving on precious stones.

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

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..

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..

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

Pearl :: Pearl (n.) Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious..

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

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

Valuable :: Valuable (n.) A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural..

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