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jew·el·ry

 (jo͞o′əl-rē, jo͞ol′rē)
n.
Ornaments, such as bracelets, necklaces, or rings, especially when made of precious metals set with gems.
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jew•el•ry

(ˈdʒu əl ri)

n.
objects of personal adornment, as necklaces, rings, bracelets, or brooches, esp. when made of precious metals, gemstones, or pearls and distinguished by very fine design and craft.
Compare costume jewelry. Also, esp. Brit.,jew′el•ler•y.
[1300–50; Middle English juelrie < Anglo-French juelerie=juel jewel + -erie -ery]
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Jewelry

 

See Also: CLOTHING

  1. A pear-shaped diamond, as big as your thumb —Paige Mitchell
  2. An assortment of costly [and of questionable taste] stones … very much like something Hansel and Gretel might well have plucked from the witch’s house to eat —Henry Van Dyke
  3. Bracelets seemed to grow up her arms like creeping plants —Nadine Gordimer
  4. Bracelets … warm and heavy, alive like flesh —Elizabeth Taylor
  5. A diamond as big as an Englishman’s monocle —Lael Wertenbaker
  6. A diamond as big as the Ritz —F. Scott Fitzgerald

    This served as the title for a famous Fitzgerald story.

  7. A diamond … as big as your fourth fingernail —Gerald Kersch
  8. Diamond pinkie rings sputtering like neon on his manicured fingers —Jonathan Valin
  9. Diamonds as big as grapes —Louis Adamic
  10. Diamonds as big as potatoes —Henry James
  11. Diamonds flashed … like drops of frozen light —Paige Mitchell
  12. Earrings tiny as pinheads —Richard Ford
  13. A medallion that could have anchored the Queen Mary —William Mcllvanney
  14. Necklace … flashed like summer lightning —Anais Nin
  15. Pearl … shaped like the full moon, and whiter than the morning star —Oscar Wilde
  16. (Wedding) ring … pink gold like the morning light —Anon
  17. Rubies as big as hen’s eggs, and sapphires that were like gloves with lights inside them —F. Scott Fitzgerald
  18. Rubies like cherries, sapphires like grapes —Isak Dinesen
  19. Rubies like headlights —Philip Levine
  20. She was encrusted with jewels like a Maharini —MacDonald Harris
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
bead - a small ball with a hole through the middle
bijou - a small and delicately worked piece
bling, bling bling - flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling"
bangle, bracelet - jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
clip - an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
cufflink - jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
earring - jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
jewel, precious stone, gem - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
ring, band - jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
tie clip - a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place
gemstone, gem, stone - a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
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Translations
šperky
smykker
korut
nakit
宝石類
보석류
smycken
เครื่องเพชรพลอย
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jewelry

مُجَوْهَرَاتٌ šperky smykker Schmuck κοσμήματα joyas korut bijoux nakit gioielli 宝石類 보석류 sieraden smykker biżuteria jóias драгоценности smycken เครื่องเพชรพลอย mücevherat đồ nữ trang 珠宝类
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They have a complete range of jewelries for wearing on different occasions.
HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Perfect Group International Holdings Ltd ("Perfect Group", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") (Stock code: 3326), a leading wholesaler and manufacturer of premium jewelries in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce that the Chairman and CEO of the Group, Mr.
Since it is needless to record the jewelries one by one when making inventory, this RFID jewelry solution enables fast RFID tag processing speed of up to 50 pieces per second by using an advanced anti-collision algorithm.