- a variation of jewelry.
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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Museums are vulnerable and easy to burgle, Brand says, compared to well-secured jewellery shops and banks - which these days hold less cash.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The heist is the latest in a string of such robberies in France including the daylight theft last year of crown jewellery valued at around $100 million from the Louvre in Paris.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Workers clearing silt from the flood-struck region say they occasionally come across personal belongings, including gold jewellery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Van Cleef & Arpels describes it as a "triumph of white jewellery".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
And I thought, ‘Well, anyway, he won’t get my jewellery.’
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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