jewellery /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/noun 3verb 2forms 1 noun3 •rings, chains, earrings and other things that people wear to make themselves look nice, often made of gold, silver or precious stonesThe jewellery was very expensive in that shop.She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed. •The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery •(informal) Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe. verb2 •(rare) To adorn with jewelry or make into jewelry. •(rare) To make jewelry.He was using all the arts of barbering, livery stabling, jewelrying, oratorying, and tailoring. — 1897 formsjewelleries