- precious jewel
- драгоценный камень
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
precious jewel
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precious — pre|cious1 [ preʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) worth a lot of money: VALUABLE: a precious jewel historic houses with rare and precious contents a ) loved or valued by someone: a precious memory Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
precious — I UK [ˈpreʃəs] / US adjective ** 1) worth a lot of money a precious jewel historic houses with rare and precious contents a) loved or valued by someone a precious memory Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her. b) rare or very … English dictionary
precious — 1 adjective 1 precious memories or possessions are important to you because they are connected with people you like or events in your life: The doll is very precious to me because it was my mother s. 2 something that is precious is valuable and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
precious*/ — [ˈpreʃəs] adj I very valuable a precious jewel[/ex] Our freedom is the most precious thing we have.[/ex] II adv precious [ˈpreʃəs] precious little/few used for emphasizing how little there is of something[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Jewel — Jew el (j[=u] [e^]l or j[udd] [e^]l), n. [OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jewel block — Jewel Jew el (j[=u] [e^]l or j[udd] [e^]l), n. [OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jewel — ► NOUN 1) a precious stone, especially a single crystal or a cut and polished piece of a lustrous or translucent mineral. 2) (jewels) pieces of jewellery. 3) a hard precious stone used as a bearing in a watch, compass, etc. 4) a highly valued… … English terms dictionary
Precious Wilson — Naissance 18 octobre 1957 (1957 10 18) (54 ans) Spanish Town, Jamaique !Jamaïque … Wikipédia en Français
jewel — [n1] precious stone baguette, bauble, bead, bijou, birthstone, brilliant, gem, gemstone, glass, gullion, hardware*, ornament, rock*, sparkler*, stone, trinket; concepts 446,474,478 jewel [n2] something, someone precious charm, find, gem, genius,… … New thesaurus
jewel — [jo͞o′əl] n. [ME < OFr joel < jeu, a game, trifle < L jocus, a trifle, JOKE] 1. a valuable ring, pin, necklace, etc., esp. one set with a gem or gems 2. a precious stone; gem 3. any person or thing that is very precious or valuable 4. a… … English World dictionary
jewel — (n.) late 13c., article of value used for adornment, from Anglo Fr. juel, O.Fr. jouel ornament, jewel (12c.), perhaps from M.L. jocale, from L. jocus pastime, sport, in V.L. that which causes joy (see JOKE (Cf. joke)). Another theory traces it to … Etymology dictionary
