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first water

noun

  1. (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone. Compare water ( def 12 ).
  2. the finest quality; highest rank.


first water

noun

  1. the finest quality of diamond or other precious stone
  2. the highest grade or best quality
  3. the most extreme kind

    a fool of the first water

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of first water1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences

She was got up expensive, all real lace and first-water sparks, and just as handsome as a towel rack.

Yet they were constantly after him, for they knew they were likely to get a first-water gem.

An expert would have known immediately that it was a first-water product of an expert gunsmith.

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