PRECIOUS STONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precious stone mean? 

• PRECIOUS STONE (noun)
  The noun PRECIOUS STONE has 1 sense:

1. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

  Familiarity information: PRECIOUS STONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECIOUS STONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gem; jewel; precious stone

Hypernyms ("precious stone" is a kind of...):

jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "precious stone"):

crown jewel (a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's regalia)

solitaire (a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself)

diamond (a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

ruby (a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

pearl (a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel)

emerald (a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

sapphire (a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

 Context examples 

A precious stone. It cuts into glass as though it were putty. It’s more than a precious stone. It is the precious stone.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)