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Keywords: Unpolished, Gem, Uncut, Diamond, Gemstones
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Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
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Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
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Any uncut or unpolished gem material.
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Also referred to as reversed calf, it is unpolished and hence rough. Used for reference books, musical scores, working manuals
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the name for uncut diamonds. A diamond mine produces "rough".
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The raw source material for gemstones, as it comes from the mine.
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Without any crystal faces. In regard to gemstones it refers to unfaceted material.
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(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
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not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"
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see rough diamond
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A general term for uncut gemstones.
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Refers to gemstones or crystals that are in their natural state so basically as they are dug out of the ground.
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(Stone or Diamond) Diamond of industrial or gem quality before it undergoes any manufacturing process.
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Any uncut or unpolished diamond.
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Uncut diamonds or gemstones.
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In gemology, this refers to the raw, natural state in which gems are found.
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Uncut opal, as we find it, but cleaned.
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The term given to crystals of diamonds as they are found in mines.
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