jewellery
Britishnoun
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objects that are worn for personal adornment, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, etc, considered collectively
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the art or business of a jeweller
Example Sentences
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On 10 June, police in Thanh Hoa province dismantled a ring that manufactured and sold more than 10,000 counterfeit jewellery items.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Last week, Skelton reportedly removed Instagram posts of herself wearing fashion and jewellery items after being warned about BBC rules prohibiting the promotion of brands by presenters.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023
She runs a Tiffany-focused Facebook group with more than 15,000 members and owns hundreds of Tiffany pieces herself, funding her collection by reselling jewellery items online.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2019
You can spray yourself with Concrete perfume by Comme des Garçons, wear one of 8,000 concrete jewellery items available on Etsy, drink at the Southbank Centre’s Concrete Cafe, then party at the Concrete Space nightclub.
From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2019
His 40 workers snip, mould and bake plastic into costume jewellery items that end up on shelves in Britain.
From BBC • May 16, 2012
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