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precious
(mass) | precious
- vzácny |
precious
(encz) | precious,drahocenný adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
precious
(encz) | precious,drahý adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
precious
(encz) | precious,vzácný adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
precious
(encz) | precious,zlatíčko n: Zdeněk Brož |
Precious
(gcide) | Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.
pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.
See Price.]
1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "The
precious bane." --Milton.
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2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;
dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
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She is more precious than rules. --Prov. iii.
15.
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Many things which are most precious are neglected
only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.
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Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
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3. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.
Pr['e]cieuse, Preciosity.
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Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.
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Elaborate embroidery of precious language.
--Saintsbury.
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Precious metals, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,
esp. gold and silver.
Precious stones, gems; jewels.
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precious
(wn) | precious
adv 1: extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn:
precious, preciously]
adj 1: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for;
"a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a
treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn:
cherished, precious, treasured, wanted]
2: of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and
emeralds are precious stones"
3: held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an
intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"; "precious memories"
[syn: valued, precious]
4: obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious
performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
[syn: cute, precious] |
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precious coral
(encz) | precious coral, n: |
precious metal
(encz) | precious metal,cenný kov Mgr. Dita Gálová |
precious stone
(encz) | precious stone,drahokam |
preciously
(encz) | preciously,cenně adv: Zdeněk Brožpreciously,vzácně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
preciousness
(encz) | preciousness,neocenitelnost n: Zdeněk Brožpreciousness,vzácnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
semi-precious
(encz) | semi-precious, |
semiprecious
(encz) | semiprecious, |
Precious
(gcide) | Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.
pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.
See Price.]
1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "The
precious bane." --Milton.
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2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;
dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
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She is more precious than rules. --Prov. iii.
15.
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Many things which are most precious are neglected
only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.
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Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
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3. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.
Pr['e]cieuse, Preciosity.
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Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.
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Elaborate embroidery of precious language.
--Saintsbury.
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Precious metals, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,
esp. gold and silver.
Precious stones, gems; jewels.
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Precious metals
(gcide) | Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.
pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.
See Price.]
1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "The
precious bane." --Milton.
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2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;
dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
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She is more precious than rules. --Prov. iii.
15.
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Many things which are most precious are neglected
only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.
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Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
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3. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.
Pr['e]cieuse, Preciosity.
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Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.
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Elaborate embroidery of precious language.
--Saintsbury.
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Precious metals, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,
esp. gold and silver.
Precious stones, gems; jewels.
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precious opal
(gcide) | Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
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Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal
has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are cacholong, girasol,
hyalite, and geyserite.
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Precious stones
(gcide) | Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.
pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.
See Price.]
1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "The
precious bane." --Milton.
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2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;
dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
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She is more precious than rules. --Prov. iii.
15.
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Many things which are most precious are neglected
only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.
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Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
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3. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.
Pr['e]cieuse, Preciosity.
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Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.
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Elaborate embroidery of precious language.
--Saintsbury.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Precious metals, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,
esp. gold and silver.
Precious stones, gems; jewels.
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Preciously
(gcide) | Preciously \Pre"cious*ly\, adv.
In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also
used ironically.
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Preciousness
(gcide) | Preciousness \Pre"cious*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.
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Semiprecious
(gcide) | Semiprecious \Sem`i*pre"cious\ (s[e^]m`[i^]*pr[e^]sh"[u^]s), a.
Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals. Used
mostly of gemstones used in jewelry, such as amethyst,
garnet, or iolite, which are sufficiently rare to have
commercial value, but are not considered as precious, as
are the diamond, emerald, and ruby.
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precious coral
(wn) | precious coral
n 1: the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a
delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry [syn:
coral, red coral, precious coral] |
precious metal
(wn) | precious metal
n 1: any of the less common and valuable metals often used to
make coins or jewelry |
precious stone
(wn) | precious stone
n 1: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece
of jewelry [syn: jewel, gem, precious stone] |
preciously
(wn) | preciously
adv 1: extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn:
precious, preciously] |
preciousness
(wn) | preciousness
n 1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or
value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]
2: the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn:
invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness,
valuableness]
3: the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined [syn:
preciosity, preciousness] |
semiprecious
(wn) | semiprecious
adj 1: used of gemstones having less commercial value than
precious stones; "such semiprecious stones as amethyst,
garnet, jade, and tourmaline" |
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