jewel
/d͡ʒul/ nom B1En français : joyau, bijou, pierre d'horlogerie, rubis
- 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.
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Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
Billy told me—the missing Crown jewel!"
What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have!
“I just wish I was a rich American and could spend my summer at a hotel and wear jewels and low-necked dresses and have ice cream and chicken salad every blessed day.
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