jewelry
Americannoun
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articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
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any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.
Etymology
Origin of jewelry
1300–50; Middle English juelrie < Anglo-French juelerie, equivalent to juel jewel + -erie -ery
Example Sentences
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She wore earrings and jewelry and moccasins and ribbons pieced together with love and care.
From Literature
Following instructions, Rao took out a $22,000 loan using the family’s gold jewelry as collateral and wired the money over for auditing.
Catalytic converters need rare elements like palladium and platinum, precious metals more at home in a jewelry box than in a car.
From Los Angeles Times
In a thick Quebecois accent, he said he set up rappers, athletes and other wealthy clients with rented cars, homes, jewelry and clothes.
From Los Angeles Times
When they dropped jewelry, he’d put on a mask and tank.
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