JEWEL

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

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Etymology

Proper noun

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.

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• See also gemstone

Verb

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

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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

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