jewel
/d͡ʒul/ noun B1- 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.
- Anything precious or valuable. · Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
- A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
- The clitoris.
- A jewel box (optical disc container). · As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.
Plural jewels
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But my people have worn green glasses on their eyes so long that most of them think it really is an Emerald City, and it certainly is a beautiful place, abounding in jewels and precious metals, and every good thing that is needed to make one happy.
With a single spring Holmes had leaped from the dummy's chair and had grasped the precious jewel.
Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels.
She was dressed in green silk gauze and wore upon her flowing green locks a crown of jewels.
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