What is "gemstone"

Usage examples of "gemstone".

He understood the damage Chezru Douan had done to the order when he had been secretly using the magical gemstone, long considered the greatest of heresies by the Yatol priests of Chezru.

The Lion-King glowered at Mahtra through gemstone eyes while the august emerita snipped a corner off a fresh sheet of parchment and covered it with bold, red lines of ink.

But I dared to speak to Nicolo in my bath, dared to tell him those gemstone eyes would not be his for all time, that T.

I had a shipment of gemstones waiting to be taken out and a goodly quantity of rutilated corundum was among them.

He was certain the gold inlay had been scraped away, the gemstones pried out of their settings.

They had found and had had borne up to the suite an immense chess setthe board a yard square and fashioned of squares of semiprecious stones framed in gilded silver, the pieces each an exquisite little marble or alabaster statuette, the kings and the queens wearing real golden crowns with tiny gemstones inset, the knights all armored and grasping perfect little swords of real steel, the bishops equipped with steel maces, the rooks complete to the last detail and including infinitesimally small bombards of brass mounted on the tower tops.

Silence was still unwillingly impressed by the row of carved gemstones that buttoned the overgown to the waist, but other than that, the pilot could find little to recommend in it.

Master Siherton, so good a man, murdered by Avelyn, and ranting about how the Chilichunks might be the only clue in getting to this treasonous woman and the cache of gemstones.

And as we all know, only an expert with a refractometer can tell the genuine from the fake gemstone today.

One or two of the gemstones set in the sides of the box might inadvertently manage to work their way free of their restraining bezels.

Her eyes lit up and sparkled from the brightness of the snow like beautiful gemstones.

I had a thousand dollars left over from the money I drew from Porter and, though sorely tempted to replace some of the cash unbudgeted matters had consumed from the GEMSTONE budget, returned it instead to Porter the next day.

He had brought bags and bags of unenchanted, though valuable, gemstones with him for just that purpose.

As a gemologist she was frequently hired by wealthy clients to attend auctions to verify rare gemstones, ensure they were not fake.

Specially made and fitted by a legendary smith, and enhanced by Aydrian with several magical gemstones, it offered better defenses for its wearer than any other suit of metal in all the world.