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Webster 1913 Edition


Jewel

Jew′el

(jū′ĕl or jṳ′ĕl)
,
Noun.
[OE.
juel
,
jowel
, OF.
jouel
,
juel
,
joiel
, F.
joyau
, dim. of OF.
joie
joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See
Joy
.]
1.
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.
Shakespeare
2.
A precious stone; a gem.
Shak.
3.
An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
“Our prince (jewel of children).”
Shak.
4.
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.

Jew′el

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jeweled
, or
Jewelled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
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.
M. Arnold.

Webster 1828 Edition


Jewel

JEW'EL

,
Noun.
[Low L. jocale.]
1.
An ornament worn by ladies,usually consisting of a precious stone, or set with one or more; a pendant worn in the ear.
2.
A precious stone.
3.
A name expressive of fondness. A mother calls her child, her jewel.

JEW'EL

,
Verb.
T.
To dress or adorn with jewels.

Definition 2024


Jewel

Jewel

See also: jewel

English

Proper noun

Jewel (plural Jewels)

  1. A female given name from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
    • 1900 Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, Chapter 28
      Jewel he called her; and he would say this as he might have said "Jane," don't you know--with a marital, homelike, peaceful effect. I heard the name for the first time ten minutes after I had landed in his courtyard, when, after nearly shaking my arm off, he darted up the steps and began to make a joyous, boyish disturbance at the door under the heavy eaves. "Jewel! O Jewel! Quick! Here's a friend come,"
    • 1922 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned
      "Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls -"
      "Displacing Ella and Stella," interrupted Dick.
      "And Pearl and Jewel,", Gloria added cordially, " and Earl and Elmer and Minnie."
      "And then I'll come along," remarked Dick, "and picking up the obsolete name, Jewel, I'll attach it to some quaint and attractive character and it'll start its career all over again."
  2. A male given name, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.

jewel

jewel

See also: Jewel

English

A jewel.

Noun

jewel (plural jewels)

  1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
  2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
  3. (figuratively) Anything considered precious or valuable.
    Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
    • Shakespeare
      our prince (jewel of children)
  4. A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
  5. (slang) The clitoris.
    • 2008, Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas
      The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:gemstone

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Derived terms

Verb

jewel (third-person singular simple present jewels, present participle jewelling or jeweling, simple past and past participle jewelled or jeweled)

  1. To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

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