precious stone
noun
1.
a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English
Examples from the web for
precious stone
The price per carat of a
precious stone
increases with size.
Surely all the treasures that he had before were as nothing compared with this
precious stone
that brought up the rear.
Sometimes they are as richly diaphanous as a
precious stone
, and glow from within with a deep, inexplicable light.
These small trays are often carved with intricate designs and inlaid with semi-
precious stone
and/or shell.
Gold and silver crowns and other adornments in precious metals and
precious stone
are often found on these statues.
The merchandise under consideration is a wax casting of a ring with a diamond or other
precious stone
set in the wax casting.
British Dictionary definitions for
precious stone
precious stone
noun
1.
any of certain rare minerals, such as diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, or opal, that are highly valued as gemstones