jewel

[ joo-uhl ]

/ ˈdʒu əl /

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noun

a cut and polished precious stone; gem.

a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, especially of a precious metal set with gems.

a precious possession.

a person or thing that is treasured, esteemed, or indispensable.

a durable bearing used in fine timepieces and other delicate instruments, made of natural or synthetic precious stone or other very hard material.

an ornamental boss of glass, sometimes cut with facets, in stained-glass work.

something resembling a jewel in appearance, ornamental effect, or the like, as a star.

verb (used with object), jew·eled, jew·el·ing or (especially British) jew·elled, jew·el·ling.

to set or adorn with jewels.

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Origin of jewel

1250–1300; Middle English jouel juel<Anglo-French jeul,Old French jouel, joel<Vulgar Latin *jocāle plaything, noun use of neuter of *jocālis (adj.) of play, equivalent to Latin joc(us) joke + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM jewel

jew·el·like, adjectiveun·jew·eled, adjectiveun·jew·elled, adjective

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Jewel

[ joo-uhl ]

/ ˈdʒu əl /

noun

a female given name.

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How to use jewel in a sentence

Before Tyson took over in 2001, the Waterloo slaughterhouse was one of the crown jewels of IBP, which had come to town about a decade earlier promising 1,500 jobs for the struggling city.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge|by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung|December 21, 2020|ProPublica
Jack Stuef announced in a Medium post that he is the person who claimed the 42-pound bronze chest — brimming with gold, precious jewels, diamonds and other artifacts.
Today in D.C.: Headlines to start your Wednesday in D.C., Maryland and Virginia|Dana Hedgpeth, Teddy Amenabar|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
Relentlessly pursued by a detective named Ganimard, Lupin is captured stealing a woman's jewels on board a ship.
Lupin trailer offers a fresh retelling of classic French gentleman thief|Jennifer Ouellette|December 3, 2020|Ars Technica
The downfall of these onetime crown jewels of retail will have meaningful impacts on the Americans who work for them and the communities they’ve long called home.
The death of the department store and the American middle class|Jason Del Rey|November 30, 2020|Vox

The 40-mile Teton Crest Trail is the crown jewel of the park, though there’s no shortage of single- and multi-night treks if you know where to look.
Grand Teton Is a Hiker's Park|Emily Pennington|November 23, 2020|Outside Online
Her new jeweled royal blue dress may be the thing of fashion royalty, but it was not well received by onlookers.
Tory Burch's New Legal Entanglement; Yoko Ono's Opening Ceremony Collection Under Fire|The Fashion Beast Team|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the collection brought out vibrant colors, sari-like draping, detailed embroideries, and jeweled embellishments.
Backstage at Marchesa Spring/Summer 2013|Isabel Wilkinson, Kevin Tachman|September 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her affection for a pleated skirt was in evidence, the jeweled collars, the oddball prints.
Milan Fashion Week's Malaise|Robin Givhan|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His collection was a raucous mix of colors and embroidery, metallic shorts and jeweled collars.
The Look That Defined Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|September 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly she stamps one little foot savagely under the table, and, clenching her jeweled hands, breathes heavily.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
It jeweled the grass of the table land and sparkled amid the green of the conifers along Ripple Creek.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
She was toying with her jeweled fan, and looking away as carelessly as if she had forgotten his existence.
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
She wore a gown of gray gauze with bands of beaded and jeweled fringe at corsage and knees.
The Tigress|Anne Warner
It showed up with startling vividness against the jeweled sable of the void.
The Revolt of the Star Men|Raymond Gallun

British Dictionary definitions for jewel

jewel

/ (ˈdʒuːəl) /

noun

a precious or semiprecious stone; gem

a person or thing resembling a jewel in preciousness, brilliance, etc

a gemstone, often synthetically produced, used as a bearing in a watch

a piece of jewellery

an ornamental glass boss, sometimes faceted, used in stained glasswork

jewel in the crown the most valuable, esteemed, or successful person or thing of a numberwho will be the jewel in the crown of English soccer?

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

(tr) to fit or decorate with a jewel or jewels

Derived forms of jewel

jewelled or US jeweled, adjectivejewel-like, adjective

Word Origin for jewel

C13: from Old French jouel, perhaps from jeu game, from Latin jocus

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