jewel

ˈd͡ʒuːəl

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#1·7h ago

A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

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#2·7h ago

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.

Origin: From , jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from , from , joel, joïel, hence , of uncertain origin. Perhaps based ultimately on , or on , or according to Pihan, from . Compare . Displaced native. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·7h ago

(figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.

As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.

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