Noun
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a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
- precious stone -
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
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a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
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a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"
"she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
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art highly prized for its beauty or perfection