BEJEWEL

bejewel, jewel

(verb) adorn or decorate with precious stones; “jeweled dresses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bejewel (third-person singular simple present bejewels, present participle bejeweling or bejewelling, simple past and past participle bejeweled or bejewelled)

To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*jew"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bejeweled or Bejewelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bejeweling or Bejewelling.]

Definition: To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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