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of the first water

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of the first water

Fig. of the finest quality. This is a very fine pearl—a pearl of the first water. Tom is of the first water—a true gentleman.

See also: first, water

of the first water (literary)

of the best or most extreme kind He is an artist of the first water Her husband is a bully of the first water.

See also: first, water

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