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Definition: Precious Stone |
Precious StoneNoun1. A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | See:gemstone. (references) |
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Synonyms: Precious StoneSynonyms: gem (n), jewel (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inexpedience | Tidbit; gem, gem of the first water; bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby, brilliant, treasure; good thing; rara avis, one in a thousand. |
Jewelry | Noun: jewel, jewelry, jewellery; bijoutry; bijou, bijouterie; trinket;fine jewelry; costume jewelry, junk jewelry; gem, gemstone, precious stone. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Precious Stone |
| English words defined with "precious stone": Foil stone ♦ Ligure ♦ Onycha, Ouch ♦ Sardel ♦ Toadstone. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "precious stone": aromatite ♦ GEM, Gresham and the Pearl ♦ Jewels ♦ Sea-girt Isle, Setting of a Jewel ♦ tallow top. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "precious stone": topaz. (references) |
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Lyrics | Oh my love, you're like a precious stone, part of earth where heaven has rained on. (Diamond Girl; performing artist: Seals & Crofts) | |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A bourgeois had the appearance of a flower, a marquis had the appearance of a precious stone. |
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Economic History | Armenia | New sectors, such as precious stone processing and jewelry making, information and communication technology, and even tourism are beginning to supplement more traditional sectors such as agriculture in the economy. (references) |
India | Mining: 74 percent FDI is allowed automatically for diamond and precious stone mining; 100 percent FDI is allowed under the automatic route for exploration and mining of gold/silver and other minerals, metallurgy and processing. (references) | |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "precious stone". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Hali | N/A | Biblical | A precious stone |
| Leshem | N/A | Biblical | A precious stone |
| Peninnah | N/A | Biblical | Precious stone |
| Punon | N/A | Biblical | Precious stone |
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Expressions using "precious stone": reconstructed precious stone ♦ rough precious stone ♦ synthetic precious stone. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "precious stone": semi-precious stone. | |
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Albanian | gur i çmuar (bijou, bijoux, carbuncle, gem, jewel, rock, stone, tiger's eye). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حجر كريم (amethyst, cameo, gem, jewel, opal), جوهرة (bijou, gem, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | скъпоценен камък (gem, jewel, rock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 琛 (gem), ' (jasper), 寶石 (gem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | drahokam (gem, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | naturlig aedelsten, aedelsten. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | natuurlijke edelsteen, edelsteen (gem, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | jalokivi (gem, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pierre précieuse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Edelstein (gem, gemstone, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πολύτιμη πέτρα, πολύτιμοσ λίθοσ (gem, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | drágakõ (aquamarine, gem, jewel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pietra preziosa (gem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cliejeen (drop, gem, jewel), clagh chostal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eciouspray onestay pedra preciosa (gem, jewel, sard, solitaire, stone). (various references) драгоценный камень (gem, gemstone, jewel). (various references) leug (a precious stone, jewel, laziness). (various references) dragi kamen. (various references) piedra preciosa (gemstone). (various references) ädelsten (gem, jewel). (various references) mücevher (gem, jewel), değerli taş (gem, ice, jewel, rock, stone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | carbunculi, carbunculus, chrysoprassus, circum, cocyti, gemma, lapilli, lapillus, sardonico, sardonix. (various references) |
| Sanskrit | 300 BCE-Modern | upala-s. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | eorcanstan. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | MisqoV caritwn h paideia toiV crwmenoiV ou d' an epistreyh euodwqhsetai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Gemma gratissima expectatio praestolantis quocumque se verterit prudenter intellegit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Most kinde iemme the abiding of the abidere; whider euere he turneth hymself, prudentli he vnderstant. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang hiphip daw usa ka hamili nga bato diha sa mga mata kaniya nga magabaton niini; Sa bisan diin kini moliso kini magamauswagon. |
| Croatian | Dar je èarobni kamen u oèima onoga koji ga daje: kamo se god okrene, uspijeva. |
| Danish | Som en Troldsten er Gave i Giverens Øjne; hvorhen den end vender sig, gør den sin Virkning. |
| Dutch | Het geschenk is in de ogen zijner heren een aangenaam gesteente; waarhenen het zich zal wenden, zal het wel gedijen. |
| Finnish | Lahjus on käyttäjänsä silmissä kallis kivi: mihin vain hän kääntyy, hän menestyy. |
| French | Les présents sont une pierre précieuse aux yeux de qui en reçoit; De quelque côté qu`ils se tournes, ils ont du succès. |
| German | Wer zu schenken hat, dem ist's ein Edelstein; wo er sich hin kehrt, ist er klug geachtet. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Moun ki sèvi ak lajan pou pran tèt moun konprann lajan se wanga. Yo kwè se pou yo reyisi nan tou sa y'ap fè. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ada yang menyangka uang sogok dapat membuat keajaiban; dengan uang sogok segalanya dapat terlaksana. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa hadiah itu laksana permata yang indah-indah kepada orang yang empunya dia, bagaimana di balik-balikkannya, maka bercahaya juga rupanya. |
| Italian | Il dono è come un talismano per il proprietario: dovunque si volga ha successo. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te tangata i te mea homai noa, he kohatu whakapaipai tera ki tana titiro; tona tahuritanga ake ki hea, ki hea, ka whiwhi ki te pai. |
| Norwegian | Gave er en edelsten i dens øine som får den; hvor den kommer, gjør den lykke. |
| Portuguese | Pedra preciosa é a peita aos olhos de quem a oferece; para onde quer que ele se volte, serve-lhe de proveito. |
| Rumanian | Darurile par o piatrq scumpq kn ochii celor ce le primesc: ori kncotro se kntorc, izbkndesc. - |
| Russian | рП"БТПЛ--"ТБЗП"ЕООЩК ЛБНЕОШ Ч ЗМБЪБИ ЧМБ"ЕАЭЕЗП ЙН: ЛХ"Б ОЙ П'ТБФЙФУС ПО, ХУ ЕЕФ. |
| Spanish | Piedra de encanto es el soborno a los ojos del que lo practica; dondequiera se dirija, tiene éxito. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: counterpoises. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-n-o-o-p-r-s-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: counterpoise, counterposes, counterspies, persecutions, prosecutions. | |
-2 letters: counterpose, persecution, prosecution, putrescines, supertonics. | |
-3 letters: censorious, copestones, copresents, cortisones, courtesies, inspectors, interposes, necropsies, neotropics, percussion, precession, preciouses, procession, prosecutes, putrescine, receptions, reinspects, resections, secretions, serotinous, stonecrops, supersonic, supertonic, uroscopies. | |
-4 letters: ceintures, centuries, cerusites, cerussite, cinereous, coinsures, conspires, construes, cooperies, copestone, copresent, coreopsis, cortisone, countries, creosotes, cretinous, croupiest. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-i-n-o-o-p-r-s-s-t-u" | |
+3 letters: overspeculations, postresurrection. | |
+4 letters: counterespionages, counterhypothesis, nonproductiveness, postresurrections. | |
+5 letters: granulocytopoieses. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Names: Derived from | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Anagrams 15. Bibliography |
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