What is many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid. Hooker. Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal called?
precious — Many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid. Hooker. Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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