often attributive
1
: a precious stone : gem
2
: an ornament of precious metal often set with stones or decorated with enamel and worn as an accessory of dress
3
: one that is highly esteemed
regarded the library as the jewel of the campus
4
: a bearing for a pivot (as in a watch) made of crystal, glass, or a gem
jeweled or jewelled; jeweling or jewelling
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Noun
That diamond is one of world's largest jewels.
This painting is the jewel in our gallery.
The building is regarded as one of the jewels of modern architecture.
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Jennie Yoon founded Kinn in 2017 after several of her family’s antique jewels were stolen.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Coral Davenport, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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Noun
But some people criticized the lavish affair — which included a gold carriage procession and a display of the monarchy’s jewels — as an insensitive extravagance while millions across the country were struggling financially.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Jennie Yoon founded Kinn in 2017 after several of her family’s antique jewels were stolen.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
The strawberry, blackberry and raspberry fields of the Pajaro Valley stretch for 10 miles along the coast of California’s Monterey Bay, jeweled with fruit from April through early December.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewel. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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jewel
2 of 2 verb
jeweled or jewelled; jeweling or jewelling
: to adorn or equip with jewels
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