gemstones

noun gemstones

• precious stone — a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
• bauble — A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery.
• bead — Beads are small pieces of coloured glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through the middle. Beads are often put together on a piece of string or wire to make jewellery.
• gem — a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
• gemstone — a precious or semiprecious stone that can be cut and polished for use as a gem.