Definition of gemstone
: a mineral or petrified material that when cut and polished can be used in jewelry
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Examples of gemstone in a Sentence
traditionally, the gemstone for someone born in May is an emerald
Recent Examples of gemstone from the Web
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Wearing a sparkling tiara and diamond-and-gemstone necklace, the Queen and Trudeau had a chat in Buckingham Palace’s Picture Gallery.
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The structure resembles that of tightly packed silica spheres in opal, which diffract light and produce the gemstone’s coveted color.
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In 2013 an armed thief stole a sack containing gemstones and watches worth $136 million from an exhibition room at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, where the jewelry was to be featured at a promotional event.
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Metals set with gemstones are some of humanity's oldest archaeological artifacts.
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There, like the miners of old, guests can sift out their treasures of gemstones and fossils.
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This is not the first time gemstones have been manufactured.
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As these things go, gemstones have made a huge comeback in the jewelry world.
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Power Moves: This is an outer-space week for you, gemstone, as Aries energy lights up the runway of your futuristic zone of plans and dreams.
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First Known Use of gemstone
before 12th century
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Definition of gemstone for English Language Learners
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: a stone that can be used in jewelry when it is cut and polished
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Definition of gemstone for Students
: a stone that when cut and polished can be used in jewelry
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