transferred and figurative. Anything valued and preserved as precious; also of a person, a ‘jewel’, ‘gem’ (colloquial); also as an affectionate…

figurative. Something very precious or highly prized. Cf. pearl, n.1 3a. Obsolete.

A beloved, prized, or precious thing, a treasure.

Something precious; a treasure. Obsolete (see 6b).

A precious or valuable object or thing, esp. a sacred ornament (cf. reliquary, n.); (figurative) a precious or beloved person. Obsolete.

transferred and figurative. An object of rare beauty or priceless worth; the choicest part of (anything). Now colloquially often with somewhat…

(used proverbially for) something valued highly; esp. in worth a Jew's eye: worth a great deal; very valuable.

A thing of worth or value. Obsolete. rare.

said of a specific commodity as the chief source of a country's riches. Also with defining word, indicating a particular source.

figurative and in figurative contexts. Something resembling or likened to gold dust; (originally) money, wealth, financial reward; (now esp.) an…

figurative. A precious thing; spec. a small and valuable (esp. abstract) thing concealed within something larger.

Any white substance that is valuable or highly prized.