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Noun: precious stone  pre-shus stown
  1. A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewellery
    - jewel, gem

Derived forms: precious stones

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

Encyclopedia: Precious stone

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