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Look up: Jewel

  1. jewel
    [n] - a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry 2. [n] - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Jewel
    A piece of ruby or (less commonly) sapphire or aquamarine, used as a substitute for steel where great resistance to wear is needed — most usually as a bearing in which the pivot of a wheel rotates.   The pallets of a lever escapement are also jewelled.   The technique of making jewels was patented b
    Found on http://www.horologia.co.uk/watchglossary

  3. Jewel
    a precious stone cut and polished for adornment Category: Domestic economy • a valuable ornament, often set with gems. A precious stone: a gem. Category: Various industries and crafts • a valuable ornament, often set with gems. A precious stone; a gem. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Jewel
    Jew'el (jū'ĕl or ju'ĕl) noun [ Middle English juel , jowel , Old French jouel , juel , joiel , French joyau , dim. of Old French joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See Joy .] 1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. « Plate o ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  5. Jewel
    Jew'el transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Jeweled , or Jewelled ; present participle & verbal noun Jeweling , or Jewelling .] To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels. « The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew.&#x ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  6. jewel
    gem noun a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Jewel
    `Jewel` may mean: *Gemstone or jewellery *Common name for damselflies of the family Chlorocyphidae *Jewel case, a CD or DVD holder *Jewel bearing, used in sensitive measuring equipment *Jewel (supermarket), a grocery store chain *Jewel Food Stores (Australia) an Australian grocery store chain *Jewel (novel), Jewel is a novel by Bret Lott and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection *`Jewel` (song), a song by Ayumi Hamasaki *`Jewel` (film), a ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel

  8. Jewel
    • (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. • (n.) A precious stone; a gem. • ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Jewel
    Jewel is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Precious Jewel` Where is it used? The name Jewel is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Jewell ( In English (Modern) ) Jewel appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 794.. 1910 was a `top year` for the name Jewel. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it rank
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Jew

  10. jewel
    jewel 1. A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry. 2. It is generally assumed that this Anglo-Norman juel is derived from jeu, 'game' which came from Latin jocus (source of English 'jocular, joke,' etc.). 3. An item, worn as an ornament, made of a gemstone placed in a setting of gold, silver, or other metal; such as, a ring...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf


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24 November 2009

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