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Noun: gemstone  'jem`stown
  1. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewellery
    "he had the gemstone set in a ring for his wife"
    - gem, stone

Derived forms: gemstones

See also: lapidary

Type of: crystal

Part of: jewellery [Brit, Cdn], jewelry [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Gemstone

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Gemonil
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Gempylus
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