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jewel box

noun

  1. a hinged plastic case for the storage of a compact disc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jewel box1

First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences

Jim Rosenheim, the owner of D.C.'s exclusive boutique Tiny Jewel Box, knows the type all too well.

She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, most recently, Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box.

The girl brought into my store a jewel box in which were things valued at more than a thousand dollars, I believe.

“It would have made me a rare jewel-box,” Messalinda sighed.

A letter lying in her jewel-box called her to read it, for the chance of some slight stir.

The letter in her jewel-box urged Aminta to clear her conscience by some means, for leaving it unburnt.

A seventh letter, signed 'Adolphus,' came by post, was read and locked up in her jewel-box.

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