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/dʒˈuəl/ /dʒul/ Listen

noun

Jewel n.

An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. "Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form."

A precious stone; a gem.

An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. "Our prince (jewel of children)."

A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.

Jewel block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.

verb

Jewel v. t. (past & past part. jeweled or jewelled; pres. part. jeweling or jewelling) To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to bejewel. "The long gray tufts... are jeweled thick with dew."

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Etymology of 'Jewel'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jewel" Quotes from Famous Books

... I could let the cities go, Their changing customs and their creeds,— But oh, the summer rains that blow In silver on the jewel-weeds! ...

— Flame and Shadow • Sara Teasdale

... he said, "show 'em the cleanest heels that were ever seen in Texas! On! On! my beauty of a horse, my jewel of a horse! Would you let miserable Mexican ponies overtake you? You who were never beaten! Ah, now we gain! But ...

— The Texan Scouts - A Story of the Alamo and Goliad • Joseph A. Altsheler

... Beautiful household furniture, plate, pictures, everything that could be found was dragged into the streets, thrown together in a heap and burned; and when one of the people wanted to conceal a jewel, he was violently upbraided by ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 • Various

... half the horror, and all the disgust, will be worn off. Our ruin will be disguised in profit, and the sale of a few wretched baubles will bribe a degenerate people to barter away the most precious jewel of their souls. Our constitution is not made for this kind of warfare. It provides greatly for our happiness,—it furnishes few means for our defence. It is formed, in a great measure, upon the principle of jealousy of the crown; and, as things stood when it took ...

— Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke. • Edmund Burke

... the victorious field of Lutzen in 1632 deferred the execution of a purpose which had not been forgotten even in the midst of that long and arduous campaign. But a few days before he fell, the Protestant hero had spoken of the colonial prospect as "the jewel of ...

— History of the United States, Vol. I (of VI) • E. Benjamin Andrews

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