Sekirov Dictionary

jewel

UK /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/US /d͡ʒul/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun7

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
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A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great. — 1611
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(figurative) Anything precious or valuable.
- Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
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(informal) A jewel box (optical disc container).
- As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.
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(slang, euphemistic) The clitoris.
- The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel. — 2008
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.

verb1

To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

forms

jeweled · jewelled · jeweling · jewelling · jewels

Phrases with jewel

jewel in the crown
The most valuable or important thing or person among others of its kind.

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