jewel, gem, precious stone
(noun) a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
jewel, gem
(noun) a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
bejewel, jewel
(verb) adorn or decorate with precious stones; “jeweled dresses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Jewel (plural Jewels)
A female given name from English from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
A male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.
jewel (plural jewels)
A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
(figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
(horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
(slang) The clitoris.
• See also gemstone
jewel (third-person singular simple present jewels, present participle jeweling or jewelling, simple past and past participle jeweled or jewelled)
To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
Source: Wiktionary
Jew"el, n. Etym: [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. Shak.
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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeweled, or Jewelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeweling, or Jewelling.]
Definition: To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels. The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
