gemstone
A gem, usually made of mineralsA gem, usually made of minerals.
» I'm in love with that teal gemstone.
Ich habe mich in diesen grünblauen Edelstein verliebt.
Значення
значень: 1A gem, usually made of minerals.
Edelstein, Juwel, Kleinod
драгоце́нный ка́меньdragocénnyj kámenʹ, самоцве́тsamocvét
дорогоці́нний ка́міньdorohocínnyj káminʹ, кошто́вний ка́міньkoštóvnyj káminʹ, самоцві́тsamocvít
- a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
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речень: 6I'm in love with that teal gemstone.
deIch habe mich in diesen grünblauen Edelstein verliebt.
The crown is adorned with dozens of divinely lustrous gemstones.
According to the website minerals.net, most diamonds used as gemstones are colorless or have a very faint tint.
"Garnet" is a name applied to a group of closely-related minerals, many of which are used as gemstones.
Topaz is a fairly hard gemstone, but it can break with relatively little force if you strike it at the right angle.
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From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston,From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston, ȝimstan, from Old English ġimstān, ġymstān (“gem; jewel; precious stone”), equivalent to gem + stone. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (“jewel; gem”), Faroese gimsteinur (“jewel, precious stone”).
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