poppet vs precious

poppet

noun
  • An endearingly sweet or beautiful child. 

  • A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person. 

  • One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. 

  • A young woman or girl. 

  • The stem and valve head in a poppet valve. 

  • An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only. 

precious

noun
  • Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling. 

adv
  • Very; an intensifier. 

adj
  • Regarded with love or tenderness. 

  • Contrived to be cute or charming. 

  • Treated with too much reverence. 

  • Thorough; utter. 

  • Blasted; damned. 

  • Of high value or worth. 

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