Jewelry
['dʒuːəlrɪ] or ['dʒʊəlri]
Definition
(noun.) an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems).
Edited by ELLA--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The art or trade of a jeweler.
(n.) Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Written also Jewellery.] Jewels, bijoutry, trinkets.
Editor: Mary
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of broken jewelry, denotes keen disappointment in attaining one's highest desires. If the jewelry be cankered, trusted friends will fail you, and business cares will be on you.
Editor: Ned
Examples
- One often speaks of a ring as being 14-carat gold, or of 22- or 18-carat watch cases or jewelry, but do all of us know just what we mean by 14, 18 or 22 carat? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Her jewelry marts are filled with artists in mosaic. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If articles of jewelry were made of pure gold they would not wear well, as gold is a very soft metal, and it is, therefore, necessary to mix the gold with some harder substance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Shortly after securing his first swarm of bees he commenced the manufacture of beehives in the same room where he had his jewelry business, using a large windmill for power. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Die-sinking is the art of preparing dies for stamping coins, buttons, medallions, jewelry, fittings, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1865 this man was a successful manufacturer of jewelry in the village of Medina. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Riffe, the third apprentice, was admitted to the business, and after that the four took turns looking after the jewelry shop and working over the blocks for the History. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- We noticed that in the jewelry stores they had some of the articles marked gold and some labeled imitation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You won't stop, I know, as long as you can trail round in a white gown with your hair down, and wear gold-paper jewelry. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The office was located in a jewelry store, where newspapers and periodicals were also sold. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Articles of jewelry in gold are made of every degree of fineness up to eighteen carats, _i. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Well, that's true enough: some women looked buried under their jewelry. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Think of my taking such a lot of trouble about a clergyman's wife, who wears Indian jewelry and botanizes! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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