(n.) An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
(n.) A precious stone; a gem.
(n.) An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
(n.) A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
(v. t.) To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.
Example Sentences:
(1) He told strikers at St Thomas’ hospital, London: “By taking action on such a miserable morning you are sending a strong message that decent men and women in the jewel of our civilisation are not prepared to be treated as second-class citizens any more.
(2) It’s an unbelievable privilege and unbelievable responsibility to take a jewel and treat it in a way that is respectful of its past but brings it into the future.” Fortunately for both men, the signs are positive.
(3) Rosehearty, Oyster Bay, New York State Bought in 2003, this £10m beachside home is a jewel on the Centre Island shoreline.
(4) From the quaint market towns to the rolling countryside, this county is one of the many jewels in Great Britain’s crown,” he said.
(5) Roger sold the family jewels and now McCann is holding him by them.
(6) 2 Puree together the pomegranate jewels and the peeled satsumas.
(7) The adjoining galleries blaze with colour from enamel and gold, jewels and tapestries, stained glass and ceramics.
(8) A suspected jewel thief was killed and another seriously injured during a police chase after an attempted ram raid at one of the London branches of the jewellers Tiffany and Co yesterday.
(9) 1928's Downton Abbey jewellery collection If it's the jewels and the glitz that gets you going on Downton, then you'll be pleased to know that you can emulate the luxury of Lady Edith from as little as £11.25 (via ACHICA) – though what Lady Mary would make of such cheap imitations doesn't bear thinking of.
(10) At night, the sky is hung with a million jewels, clouded only by the Milky Way.
(11) It’s time to take a careful look to see if it best serves the needs and priorities of today.” Jewell said that the ban would not apply to metallurgical coal, small-scale prospecting or resources on tribal lands.
(12) His record-breaking feat of scoring in 11 consecutive matches is the jewel in what will surely be Leicester’s Premier League crown.
(13) Merkel grimly submitted to an executive fashion makeover after the media sneered at her frumpy look; now she clearly relishes shining out in jewel-toned jackets from a forest of dark suits at G20 meetings.
(14) The new keyboard is the jewel in the crown and RIM has mastered the experience.
(15) There are bouquets and photographs, that famous Freddie Starr front page framed on the wall, a large blond-wood desk upon which lie a guide to St Lucia, a letter from Boodles the jeweller, and a book cover, which I read upside down: Having an Affair: A Handbook for the Other Woman.
(16) Jewell said that the struggle for civil rights continues and that "part of the job of the National Park Service is to tell this story."
(17) During his presidency in Ghana, John Kufuor introduced national "Friday wear day" to encourage citizens to wear traditional clothes made using the jewel-coloured wax fabrics associated with African garments.
(18) But it is posing a grave threat not just to Mr Kuljis but to an island officially regarded as a rare, unspoiled jewel.
(19) The jewels have been stored in a vault at the Philippine central bank for nearly 30 years.
(20) He fears that their jobs could still be at risk, and suggested that BAE's top management should consider resigning if they have "put at risk my constituents’ jobs and fatally wounded the UK's jewel in the manufacturing crown".