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jewel

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1. jewel - Noun

2. jewel - Verb

3. Jewel - Proper noun

Meaning

An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.

A precious stone; a gem.

An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.

A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.

To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.

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jeweled dresses Source: Internet

Although its function is unknown, it has been often suggested that the jewel was one of the æstels—pointers for reading—that Alfred ordered sent to every bishopric accompanying a copy of his translation of the Pastoral Care. Source: Internet

After all, 2017’s “Wonder Woman” quickly emerged as the critical and commercial jewel in DC’s current cinematic crown. Source: Internet

A previously unknown drawing of the Golden Fleece was rediscovered in Switzerland in the 1980s, and two blue diamonds that had ornamented the jewel were found as well, and these recent findings enabled artisans to recreate a copy of the emblem. Source: Internet

But Pennsylvania is the jewel in the crown: it promises 20 Electoral College votes to the victor, which is enough for Democratic Party presidential hopeful Joe Biden to clinch the presidency immediately. Source: Internet

During this same period of time, Portland went from a jewel on the Willamette River to first a haven for the homeless, then for the drug addicted and now for the thugs that rule Portland’s streets – burning, looting and injuring people and property. Source: Internet

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