precious stonen.

Brit.

/ˌprɛʃəs ˈstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌprɛʃəs ˈstoʊn/

Forms: see precious adj., adv., and n. and stone n.; also Middle English precyowston, Middle English prestyous stonys (plural, transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: precious adj., stone n.

Etymology: < precious adj. + stone n. Compare classical Latin lapis pretiōsus , post-classical Latin petra preciosa (1112 in a Spanish source), Anglo-Norman pere preciuse , Old French, Middle French pierre precieuse (second half of the 12th cent.; French pierre précieuse ; also Old French geme preciouse (c1135; compare gem n.¹)), Old Occitan piera preciosa (13th cent.), Catalan pedre precios (13th cent.), Spanish piedra preçiosa (c1223), Italian pietra preziosa (1268).

A stone of a kind prized for its beauty, hardness, or rarity and used in ornamentation or jewellery; a gemstone, a jewel.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun]

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precious pierc1450

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hardstone1853

shiner1884

c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) 42 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 221 Of suete preciouse stones þat briȝtte schynen and wide.

c1330 Sir Orfeo (Auch.) (1966) 151 (MED) It was of a precious ston; As briȝt as þe sonne it schon.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1412 (MED) Some of þo wynly wones were peynted with precyus stones.

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) viii. 29 In þat ryuer er oft tymes funden many precious stanes.

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxx. 100 They shold gyue her..as many precious stones as she wold take of them.

a1500 in A. Zettersten Middle Eng. Lapidary (1968) 23 (MED) Here begynnyth the lapidarie the whiche tellith the vertues of xxxvj precious stones.

1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.ii^v Folly to cast precious stones before hogs.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion i. 18 Eyes that out-sparkled his preciousest Stones.

1714 Sir R. Sutton Despatches 7 Oct. in A. N. Kwat Despatches of Sir Robert Sutton (1953) 204 He rec^d..a sabre set with precious stones.

1762 F. Sheridan Hist. Nowjahad 16 Nowjahad stretched his hands out eagerly to receive a vessel of gold, enriched with precious stones.

1824 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 298 Besides several of the precious stones, which are found in abundance, as amethysts and turquoises, the mines of copper, silver, and gold, are very rich.

1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column iii. iii. 182 A large diamond sparkled on the lobe of each ear, and both his wives were like chandeliers of precious stones.

1992 Cent. Home Feb.–Mar. 14/2 From birthstones to new-age crystals, precious and semi-precious stones carry a special message and meaning for many.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precious stone
释义	precious stonen. Brit. /ˌprɛʃəs ˈstəʊn/, U.S. /ˌprɛʃəs ˈstoʊn/ Forms: see precious adj., adv., and n. and stone n.; also Middle English precyowston, Middle English prestyous stonys (plural, transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: precious adj., stone n. Etymology: < precious adj. + stone n. Compare classical Latin lapis pretiōsus , post-classical Latin petra preciosa (1112 in a Spanish source), Anglo-Norman pere preciuse , Old French, Middle French pierre precieuse (second half of the 12th cent.; French pierre précieuse ; also Old French geme preciouse (c1135; compare gem n.¹)), Old Occitan piera preciosa (13th cent.), Catalan pedre precios (13th cent.), Spanish piedra preçiosa (c1223), Italian pietra preziosa (1268). A stone of a kind prized for its beauty, hardness, or rarity and used in ornamentation or jewellery; a gemstone, a jewel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] gemc825 stonec825 gemstonec1000 perrya1300 precious stonec1300 jewela1400 regalc1426 precious pierc1450 margaritea1500 lapidary1509 hardstone1853 shiner1884 c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) 42 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 221 Of suete preciouse stones þat briȝtte schynen and wide. c1330 Sir Orfeo (Auch.) (1966) 151 (MED) It was of a precious ston; As briȝt as þe sonne it schon. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1412 (MED) Some of þo wynly wones were peynted with precyus stones. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) viii. 29 In þat ryuer er oft tymes funden many precious stanes. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxx. 100 They shold gyue her..as many precious stones as she wold take of them. a1500 in A. Zettersten Middle Eng. Lapidary (1968) 23 (MED) Here begynnyth the lapidarie the whiche tellith the vertues of xxxvj precious stones. 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.ii^v Folly to cast precious stones before hogs. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion i. 18 Eyes that out-sparkled his preciousest Stones. 1714 Sir R. Sutton Despatches 7 Oct. in A. N. Kwat Despatches of Sir Robert Sutton (1953) 204 He rec^d..a sabre set with precious stones. 1762 F. Sheridan Hist. Nowjahad 16 Nowjahad stretched his hands out eagerly to receive a vessel of gold, enriched with precious stones. 1824 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 298 Besides several of the precious stones, which are found in abundance, as amethysts and turquoises, the mines of copper, silver, and gold, are very rich. 1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column iii. iii. 182 A large diamond sparkled on the lobe of each ear, and both his wives were like chandeliers of precious stones. 1992 Cent. Home Feb.–Mar. 14/2 From birthstones to new-age crystals, precious and semi-precious stones carry a special message and meaning for many. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1300
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