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JEWELED
beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly
(adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
jeweled
Alternative spelling of jewelled
Verb
jeweled
simple past tense and past participle of jewel
Source: Wiktionary
JEWEL
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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