jewel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jewel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for jewel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jewel n a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry Synonym(s): jewel, gem, precious stone a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry Synonym(s): jewel, gem v adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" Synonym(s): bejewel, jewel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jewel \Jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeweled}, or {Jewelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jewel \Jew"el\, n. [OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. 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 of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form. --Shak. 2. A precious stone; a gem. --Shak. 3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. [bd]Our prince (jewel of children).[b8] --Shak. 4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. {Jewel block} (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.