jewelry
[joo-uh l-ree, jool-ree]
- 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.
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Also especially British, jew·el·ler·y.
Origin of jewelry
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for jewelry
Contemporary Examples
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 GunfightCourtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton
December 15, 2014
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 YorkJohn Surico
November 13, 2014
And what that left was the jewelry and the stack of black chips and the girl who worked nights for a living.
The Stacks: Pete Dexter on What It’s Like to Lose the Knack of Having FunPete Dexter
September 20, 2014
Wendig in Munich in 1943, who asked him to travel to Belgium to purchase gold, jewelry, and pictures.
ISIS fighters told the residents to gather at the local high school where they took their phones, jewelry and cash.
Historical Examples
It was the most expensive piece of jewelry Grace had ever owned.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
Every woman has money of her own, and spends it for jewelry.
The Unknown Life of Jesus ChristNicolas Notovitch
He had made a mistake in not turning to the left, now he recollected that the jewelry was to the left.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
An examination of Miss Ford's stock of jewelry produced no better results.
The Film of FearArnold Fredericks
It is a great place for jewelry and the champion emporium for buttons.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
Word Origin and History for jewelry
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper