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first water

noun

  1. (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone.

  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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The habitat area in Imperial County is being filled with water after an adjacent area called East Pond received its first water in April.

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After their first water farm, they envision building more along the coast.

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County Board of Supervisors has adopted the county’s first water plan, which outlines how the region must stop importing 60% of its water by 2045.

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Culver City-based Cove aims for a December pilot launch of what it calls the first water bottle made entirely from biodegradable materials.

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Chila is key because the first waters that give rise to the Amazon River, the longest and mightiest in the world, descend from the glacier.

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