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| belles-lettres |
(used with a sing. verb) elegant or polished writing; literature regarded as having an aesthetic function, as distinguished from informative or persuasive writing. |
| cabochon |
a polished gemstone, usu. in the form of a circle or ellipse, without facets. [1/2 definitions] |
| crystal gazing |
the practice of studying and interpreting images of future events, supposed to appear in a ball of polished glass or crystal. |
| diffraction grating |
a set of equidistant parallel lines or grooves made very close together on glass or polished metal, used to diffract light and produce a spectrum. |
| ebonite |
a very hard rubber, capable of being cut and polished, and used in combs, electrical insulators, and other items; vulcanite. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished faces of a cut gemstone. [1/4 definitions] |
| finished |
highly skilled or polished. [1/4 definitions] |
| gem |
a precious stone that has been cut and polished; jewel. [1/4 definitions] |
| grind |
to be sharpened or polished by rubbing. [1/12 definitions] |
| jade1 |
one of two hard, translucent, usu. green minerals, nephrite or jadeite, or the carved and polished jewelry or decorative objects made from them. [1/2 definitions] |
| jet2 |
a dense black coal capable of being highly polished, used for jewelry. [1/4 definitions] |
| jewel |
a cut and polished gemstone, or an ornament made with gems and other costly material. [1/5 definitions] |
| marble |
a metamorphic form of limestone, found in many colors and varieties, that can be cut and polished to a hard, shiny surface. [1/7 definitions] |
| marcasite |
this mineral cut, polished, and mounted on silver or another white metal to look like diamonds. [1/2 definitions] |
| Neolithic |
(sometimes l.c.) designating the latter part of the Stone Age, from about 8,000 B.C. to about 3,500 B.C., characterized by the use of polished stone tools and the beginnings of farming. |
| plate glass |
clear, ground, and polished glass in large sheets, used for mirrors and large windows. |
| quartz crystal |
in electronics, a thin plate or rod that is cut from quartz, ground, polished, and finished in such a way that it vibrates at a specific frequency. |
| refine |
to bring to a more polished, elegant, or cultured state. [1/4 definitions] |
| shoeshine |
the appearance of shoes after having been cleaned and polished. [1/2 definitions] |
| smooth |
refined; polished. [1/14 definitions] |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
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