Usually means: Highest quality, absolute best purity.
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  1. first water: Merriam-Webster
  2. first water: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. first water: Collins English Dictionary
  4. first water: Vocabulary.com
  5. first water: Wordnik
  6. first water: Wiktionary
  7. first water: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. first water: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. First water, first water: Dictionary.com
  10. First water: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. first water: Rhymezone
  12. First Water: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  13. first water: FreeDictionary.org
  14. first water: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. First Water (Of the): The Word Detective
  16. first water: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. First water: Phrase Finder

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  1. first water: Encyclopedia

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  1. first water: A Word A Day

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first water)

noun:  The highest quality of gemstones, especially of diamonds and pearls.
noun:  (by extension) The highest rank or quality or the greatest degree.

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