What does jewellery mean?

Definitions for jewellery
jew·elle·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. jewelry, jewellerynoun

    an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

Wiktionary

  1. jewellerynoun

    Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

    She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.

Wikipedia

  1. Jewellery

    Jewellery (UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example. For many centuries metal such as gold often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such as glass, shells and other plant materials may be used. Jewellery is one of the oldest types of archaeological artefact – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewellery. The basic forms of jewellery vary between cultures but are often extremely long-lived; in European cultures the most common forms of jewellery listed above have persisted since ancient times, while other forms such as adornments for the nose or ankle, important in other cultures, are much less common. Jewellery may be made from a wide range of materials. Gemstones and similar materials such as amber and coral, precious metals, beads, and shells have been widely used, and enamel has often been important. In most cultures jewellery can be understood as a status symbol, for its material properties, its patterns, or for meaningful symbols. Jewellery has been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings, and even genital jewellery. In modern European culture the amount worn by adult males is relatively low compared with other cultures and other periods in European culture. The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel", and beyond that, to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewellery, while the spelling is jewelry in American English. Both are used in Canadian English, though jewellery prevails by a two to one margin. In French and a few other European languages the equivalent term, joaillerie, may also cover decorated metalwork in precious metal such as objets d'art and church items, not just objects worn on the person.

ChatGPT

  1. jewellery

    Jewellery refers to decorative items worn for personal adornment, often made from precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum, and set with precious or semi-precious stones or pearls. It includes items like rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches, and pendants. Jewellery has also been utilized across cultures and throughout history as a form of personal expression, status symbol, and art.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jewellerynoun

    see Jewelry

Wikidata

  1. Jewellery

    Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. With some exceptions, such as watches, medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to look appealing, but humans have been producing and wearing it for a long time – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewellery. Jewellery may be made from a wide range of materials, but gemstones, precious metals, beads, and shells have been widely used. Depending on the culture and times jewellery may be appreciated as a status symbol, for its material properties, its patterns, or for meaningful symbols. Jewellery has been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings. The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicized from the Old French "jouel", and beyond that, to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything. In British English, the spelling can be written as jewelery or jewellery, while the spelling is jewelry in American English.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'jewellery' in Nouns Frequency: #2603

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jewellery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jewellery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of jewellery in a Sentence

  1. Jessica Paster:

    Jewellery people are paying, shoe people are paying, tampon companies are paying, everyone is paying.

  2. Chen Yi:

    They use things of various value from jewellery to purses and even cars.

  3. British Grand Prix:

    I have given the UK court on affidavit a statement of my UK assets. Which, pursuant to the freezing order, they are entitled to take and hand over to the banks, there's a few cars, a few items of jewellery and I said 'OK, fine. You don't have to bother to come to my house to seize them. I'll physically hand them over. Tell me the time, date and place.'.

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