Jewel meaning

jo͝o'əl
One that is treasured or esteemed.
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The definition of a jewel is a precious gem, or a valuable person or thing.

An example of a jewel is a diamond.

An example of a jewel is an employee who always goes above and beyond their job description.

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A costly ornament of precious metal or gems.
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A precious stone; a gem.
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A small natural or artificial gem used as a bearing in a watch.
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To adorn with jewels.
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To fit with jewels.
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A valuable ring, pin, necklace, etc., esp. one set with a gem or gems.
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Any person or thing that is very precious or valuable.
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A small gem or hard, gemlike bit, used as one of the bearings in a watch.
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To decorate or set with jewels.
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A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
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A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
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(figuratively) Anything considered precious or valuable.

Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.

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A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
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To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
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A female given name from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
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A male given name, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.
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Jewel is defined as to add gems to something.

An example of jewel is putting rhinestones on the collar of a jacket.

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A precious stone; gem.
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Origin of jewel

Middle English juel from Anglo-Norman perhaps from Vulgar Latin iocāle from neuter of *iocālis of play from Latin iocus joke yek- in Indo-European roots

Sentence Examples

  • After five years of government service he resigned to become a jewel merchant.

  • Bibliography.-Sir Thomas Urquhart's Discovery of a most excellent jewel (1652; reprinted in the Maitland Club's edition of Urquhart's Works in 1834) is written with the express purpose of glorifying Scotland.

  • and of Queen Elizabeth, this standard is deposited in the Jewel Tower at Westminster.

  • In 1565, like many other English exiles, he made his headquarters at Louvain, and after a visit to the Imperial Diet at Augsburg in 1566, in attendance upon Commendone, who had been largely instrumental in the reconciliation of England with Rome in Mary's reign, he threw himself into the literary controversy between Bishop Jewel (q.v.) and Harding.

  • There was also found here, in 1693, the celebrated Alfred jewel, bearing his name, and preserved in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.

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