Jewel

/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ · noun

Meaning

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone..

Definitions by Sense

1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
3. (figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
4. (horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
6. (slang) The clitoris.
7. (informal) A jewel box (optical disc container).
8. To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

Example Sentences

Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.

Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.

Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read: And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure: Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay, Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.

Had our prince,— Jewel of children,—seen this hour, he had pair'd Well with this lord: there was not full a month Between their births.

The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.

As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.

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Word Forms

• jewels
• jeweling
• jewelling
• jeweled
• jewelled

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