OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3802

jewel

/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alhaite (disused) • alhaja • gema • joya • joyel
A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
joya
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.
joya
Anything precious or valuable.
Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
Had our prince,— Jewel of children,—seen this hour, he had pair'd Well with this lord: there was not full a month Between their births.
rubí
A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
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