noun
- plural of precious; things or people that are highly valued or cherished
Usage: informal; often used in possessive or affectionate contexts
Examples
- She kept all her preciouses in a locked drawer.
- The museum displayed the family's preciouses from centuries past.
- He called his children his preciouses.
- Those old photographs are among my preciouses.
- The jeweler appraised all the preciouses in the collection.