semiprecious
adjective
semi·pre·cious
ˌse-mē-ˈpre-shəs 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
of a gemstone
: of less commercial value than a precious stone
Examples of semiprecious in a Sentence
semiprecious stones such as aquamarines and garnets
Recent Examples on the Web
After her first bead stringing studies, undertaken in late 1980s Singapore, Tupper started making jewels out of semiprecious beads, drilled minerals and pearls.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The missing loot includes gems and semiprecious stones set in rings.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
Fisher also recently launched a collection of jewelry, cheekily named Chic AF, woven with a mélange of metal and fibers, hand-gilded in 24k gold, and embellished with semiprecious stones.
—Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2023
The Telegraph reported that one semiprecious stone, estimated to be worth up to £50,000 ($63,000), was offered on eBay for a minimum price of £40 ($50), but no one appeared to bid on it.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
She’s been making jewelry, including elaborate woven chain-mail-like headpieces of metal and semiprecious stones, and more recently has begun flipping the script as a photographer—she’s shot for a handful of magazines, including German Vogue.
—Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
The small, semiprecious engraved gems are known as intaglios, which were first produced some 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
—Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
Naturally rich in color and pattern, the semiprecious stones, including turquoise, malachite, lapis lazuli, agate, and jasper, deliver an organic feeling.
—Jill Newman, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2021
Recently, archaeologists in Britain discovered dozens of engraved semiprecious stones from the third century at the site of an ancient bathhouse beneath the Carlisle Cricket Club, The New York Times reported.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The missing loot includes gems and semiprecious stones set in rings.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
Fisher also recently launched a collection of jewelry, cheekily named Chic AF, woven with a mélange of metal and fibers, hand-gilded in 24k gold, and embellished with semiprecious stones.
—Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2023
The Telegraph reported that one semiprecious stone, estimated to be worth up to £50,000 ($63,000), was offered on eBay for a minimum price of £40 ($50), but no one appeared to bid on it.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
She’s been making jewelry, including elaborate woven chain-mail-like headpieces of metal and semiprecious stones, and more recently has begun flipping the script as a photographer—she’s shot for a handful of magazines, including German Vogue.
—Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
The small, semiprecious engraved gems are known as intaglios, which were first produced some 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
—Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
Naturally rich in color and pattern, the semiprecious stones, including turquoise, malachite, lapis lazuli, agate, and jasper, deliver an organic feeling.
—Jill Newman, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2021
Recently, archaeologists in Britain discovered dozens of engraved semiprecious stones from the third century at the site of an ancient bathhouse beneath the Carlisle Cricket Club, The New York Times reported.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
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semiprecious
adjective
semi·pre·cious
ˌsem-i-ˈpresh-əs
ˌsem-ˌī-
: of less value than a precious stone
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