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unset
adjective
uk /ʌnˈset/ us /ʌnˈset/
unsetadjective (JEWELLERY)
(of a precious stone such as a diamond) not fixed to a piece of jewellery:
She had received a generous gift of a number of unset emeralds, two of which were later made into earrings.
This was far below the average market price of $75.90 a carat for uncut, unset stones.
In the diamond cellar you can look at a collection of cut but unset diamonds of various sizes, shapes, and colour.
We have a collection of unset rubies that can be made into a piece of jewellery of your choice.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geology: precious & semi-precious stones
amber
blood diamond
carbuncle
carnelian
conflict diamond
cornelian
cultured pearl
gem
gemmy
jet
malachite
marcasite
onyx
opal
pearl
precious stone
ruby
semiprecious
topaz
turquoise
unsetadjective (NOT FIRM)
not having become firm or hard:
Top up the mould with the rest of the berries and unset jelly.
She disliked the egg white being unset and runny.
One of my cooking disasters was an unset cheesecake.
The worst mess was probably when I dropped a bowl of unset jelly.
To remove fresh blood stains: pour the solution onto unset stains and let it soak in for a minute.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physics: the state of matter
absorbency
acidic
allotropic
allotropy
compressible
crystalline
e-liquid
fluidity
impervious
melted
polyunsaturated
powdery
rarefy
reflective
rustily
rusty
scaly
self-healing
sloppily
sloppy
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