jewel case

noun

a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.

Origin of jewel case

First recorded in 1855–60

Also called jew·el box·.

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Examples from the Web for jewel case

Historical Examples of jewel case

I think of you when I go to bed at night, and that is like opening a jewel-case in the moonlight.
The Eternal City
Hall Caine
I have a jewel-case in the coach which I would like to bring to a place of security.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)
Alexandre Dumas pre
Eva took the jewel-case, and lifted from it a diamond necklace.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
We found the jewel-case locked, and not tampered with in any way.
The Hand in the Dark
Arthur J. Rees
Oh, how I wish now that I had opened the jewel-case at the time.
The Hand in the Dark
Arthur J. Rees

British Dictionary definitions for jewel case

jewel case

jewel box

noun

a box, usually ornamental, in which jewels are kept

a plastic case for a compact disc

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