jewellery
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ry.
Pronunciation
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Noun
jewellery (usually uncountable, plural jewelleries)
- (British spelling, Canadian spelling) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Fate of the Artemis[1]:
- “[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared. […]”
- She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.
- Synonyms: (Cockney rhyming slang) tom, (Cockney rhyming slang) tomfoolery
Synonyms
- see also Thesaurus:jewelry
Related terms
Translations
personal ornamentation
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