Definitions for jewelry
jew·el·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jewelry, jewellerynoun

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jewelry

   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.

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1. jewelry

   Jewelry refers to decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches, and pendants. These items are often made from precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum and may be adorned with gems, diamonds, pearls or other precious and semi-precious stones. Jewelry can serve various purposes, from signifying status or wealth, being a symbol of personal or cultural affiliation, to providing aesthetic or artistic expression.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Jewelrynoun

   the art or trade of a jeweler

2. Jewelrynoun

   jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. joaillerie.]

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1. Jewelry

   Jewelry is a South Korean girl group which was formed in 2001. Its most successful album was Kitchi Island. As of 2013, they are the longest running Korean girl group ever, surpassing super-group Baby V.O.X.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jewelry

   Objects of precious metal usually containing gems and worn to enhance personal appearance. Health concerns include possible contamination from lead content or bacteria.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jewelry

   Small incandescent lamps are sometimes mounted as articles of jewelry in scarf-pins or in the hair. They may be supplied with current from storage or from portable batteries carried on the person.

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1. jewelry

   Song lyrics by jewelry -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jewelry on the Lyrics.com website.

2. Jewelry

   Jewelry vs. Jewellery -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Jewelry and Jewellery.

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1. • Adornment

How to pronounce jewelry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say jewelry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jewelry in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jewelry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of jewelry in a Sentence

1. John Kennedy:

   [ Sophisticated ] robbers could work with a corrupt diamond cutter... in one of the jewelry centers such as Antwerp, and have the [ stone ] re-cut and the laser [ inscription ] removed, and the diamond re-set, the goal is to change the weight, appearance and to some degree the shape of her diamond so it appears to be a different stone and then market it. Perhaps getting a new diamond grading report from a European lab, and not from Geological Institute of America.

2. Ronit Lupu:

   On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

3. Andre Fournier:

   Millennials want an unusual experience and they want to learn about jewelry, they don’t just want to buy it, they want to learn about how it was made. They want to learn about the local culture.

4. Chadi Nouri Gruber:

   Most of our competitors focus really on the romantic and poetic side of high jewelry creation, which is great because that fits their identity, we wanted to create something that fits ours. We are a rule-breaker, so we wanted to show we could do high jewelry creations ... but we can do it in a different way.

5. Sahar Saleem:

   We show that, at least for Pharoah Amenhotep I, the priests of the 21st dynasty lovingly repaired the injuries inflicted by the tomb robbers, restored Pharoah Amenhotep mummy to its former glory, and preserved the magnificent jewelry and amulets in place.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jewelry
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewelry
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewelry
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=jewelry
6. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=jewelry