first water
(formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone.: Compare water (def. 12).
the finest quality; highest rank.
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How to use first water in a sentence
She was got up expensive, all real lace and first-water sparks, and just as handsome as a towel rack.
Shorty McCabe | Sewell FordYet they were constantly after him, for they knew they were likely to get a first-water gem.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineAn expert would have known immediately that it was a first-water product of an expert gunsmith.
The Black Wolf Pack | Dan Beard
British Dictionary definitions for first water
the finest quality of diamond or other precious stone
the highest grade or best quality
the most extreme kind: a fool of the first water
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