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Definition of Precious stone
1. Noun. A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry.
Specialized synonyms: Crown Jewel, Solitaire, Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, Emerald, Sapphire
Generic synonyms: Jewellery, Jewelry
Derivative terms: Jewel, Jeweler, Jeweler, Jeweller, Jeweller
Definition of Precious stone
1. Noun. Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precious Stone
Literary usage of Precious stone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"SARDINE (2), a precious stone. (L., — Gk.) ME tardy», Wyclif, Kcv. iv. 3. —Lat.
sardinas*, not in the ..."
2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... to produce,"—or precious stone; in the latter sense the Greek terra is ...
The degree oí hardness of a precious stone is soon ascertained by the ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... which have their bowl cut out of crystal, onyx, or some other precious
stone.1 The finest examples of this class are the Ardagh chalice, ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"They wear strings of precious stones around their necks, sustaining a gold medal
set round with pearls, and having in its centre a smooth precious stone. ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1886)
"There are three terms, viz., precious stone, gem, and jewel, which are constantly
confused, and which require a more rigid definition than is usually given ..."
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