Jewel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a cut and polished precious stone; gem.
  2. a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, especially of a precious metal set with gems.
  3. a precious possession.
  4. a person or thing that is treasured, esteemed, or indispensable.
  5. a durable bearing used in fine timepieces and other delicate instruments, made of natural or synthetic precious stone or other very hard material.
  6. an ornamental boss of glass, sometimes cut with facets, in stained-glass work.
  7. something resembling a jewel in appearance, ornamental effect, or the like, as a star.
verb (used with object), jew·eled, jew·el·ing or (especially British) jew·elled, jew·el·ling.
  1. to set or adorn with jewels.
noun
  1. a female given name.
noun
  1. a precious or semiprecious stone; gem
  2. a person or thing resembling a jewel in preciousness, brilliance, etc
  3. a gemstone, often synthetically produced, used as a bearing in a watch
  4. a piece of jewellery
  5. an ornamental glass boss, sometimes faceted, used in stained glasswork
  6. the most valuable, esteemed, or successful person or thing of a number
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
  1. to fit or decorate with a jewel or jewels
Jewel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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