jewelry

[ joo-uh l-ree, jool-ree ]

/ ˈdʒu əl ri, ˈdʒul ri /

articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.

any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.

Words nearby jewelry

Also especially British, jew·el·ler·y.

1300–50; Middle English juelrie < Anglo-French juelerie, equivalent to juel jewel + -erie -ery

Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight|Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, he made a pick up of jewelry and watches worth nearly $2 million.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York|John Surico|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wendig in Munich in 1943, who asked him to travel to Belgium to purchase gold, jewelry, and pictures.
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ISIS fighters told the residents to gather at the local high school where they took their phones, jewelry and cash.
Amnesty Report: ISIS Committing Ethnic Cleansing on an Historic Scale|Nico Hines|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This morning I had no idea who Elie Top, jewelry designer at Lanvin, was.
Are These Really the Best Dressed People in the World?|Tim Teeman|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This barbaric display of jewelry, it should be said, is not made solely for purposes of show.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up|Clarence Poe
Such bits of jewelry as have been discovered—necklaces, bracelets, and rings, give evidence of a high degree of workmanship.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)|Various
Alfred must stand right there until he took the jewelry back to the side show and recovered his money.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
It is a great place for jewelry and the champion emporium for buttons.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook
I saw a whole set of jewelry that was made out of the rattles and mounted with gold wire.
The Ranche on the Oxhide|Henry Inman