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jeweln. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French jewel. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman jewel, jeuel, jeuele, juel, jowel, jeual, jeueal, etc., Anglo-Norman and Middle French jouel, joyel, Middle French, joiel, joyau, etc. (Old French joel , (nominative singular and oblique case plural) joeaus , joiaus ; French joyau ) valuable object made of gold, silver, or precious stones (early 12th cent.), person or thing considered as of great value (early 13th cent.) < jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + -el -el suffix2 Compare juelet n.Compare Old Occitan joell, joyel, Catalan joiell, Italian gioiello (all 13th cent.), Spanish joyel (15th cent.), all < French, and also post-classical Latin jocale (13th cent.). The French noun was also borrowed into other Germanic languages; compare Middle Dutch jueel, jouweel, juweel (Dutch juweel), and ( < Dutch and French) German Juwel (end of the 15th cent., earliest in texts from Cologne; until the 17th cent. more often in the form jubel). Specific forms. In plural forms in -aus and -x after Anglo-Norman and Middle French plural forms. I. A valuable object; a precious stone, a gem. 1. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > piece or article of α. c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) l. 1110 in C. Horstmann (1887) 138 Noble ȝiftes and oþur Iueles. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 3803 Richard..gaf him a faire iuelle: þe gode suerd Caliburne. a1640 W. Fenner (1647) 187 Shall a man venture to cast away his juels or his purse, because one among a thousand did so, and found it again? c1400 (?a1300) (Laud) (1952) l. 6002 (MED) Al Ich wil ȝou parten bitwen, Boþe lande and ek juel [a1425 Linc. Inn juwel], Þat euerich shal ben payed ful wel. 1448 in H. Nicolas (1837) VI. 326 (MED) Warrant direct to John Merston, squier Tresorer of your chambre and Keper of hour jewell. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. (Rawl.) (1898) 162 (MED) The troians..as men that victorie hadde..hare golde, Syluyr, armure and Iowell with ham thay tursid. the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > award for merit > decoration 1617 F. Moryson iii. iv. iii. 223 The badge of the Order, was a Iewell, hanging in a chaine of gold, hauing on each side of the Iewell engrauen a Heart peirced with a Sword and a Shaft. 1682 H. Keepe 75 On the upper part of this Monument..is a little figure of an antient man..in his Parliament Robes, with the Collar and Jewel of the Order of St. George about his neck. 1813 2 Jan. At the dinner of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons..on Wednesday the 13th Jan. next..a masonic jewel..will be presented to his Lordship. 1888 XXIII. 201/2 The jewel of the order [sc. Teutonic Order] consists of a black and white cross, surmounted by a helmet with three feathers. 1928 26 Jan. 8/7 One of a party of boys who were guests of Sir Rowland Blades, when he was Lord Mayor of London, asked his host what the mayoral jewel he saw him wearing was worth. 2014 (Nexis) 30 Apr. His Excellency Peter Claes..formally presented Mr. Sadruddin Hashwani with the jewel and diploma of Knight-Commander in the Order of Leopold II. society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 23458 (MED) In þis lijf has man gret liking..Suete spiceri to fell and smell, To handel þat es smeth and soft, Fair Iuels [a1400 Coll. Phys. iowes, a1400 Fairf. wemmen, a1400 Trin. Cambr. Good mete] þat men yerns oft. 1596 E. Spenser iv. viii. sig. G7 Amongst the rest a iewell rich he found, That was a Ruby of right perfect hew. View more context for this quotation 1600 W. Shakespeare iii. i. 150 Ile giue thee Fairies to attend on thee: And they shall fetch thee Iewels, from the deepe. View more context for this quotation 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu 10 Mar. (1965) I. 382 According to the common Estimation of Jewels..her whole dress must be worth above £100 thousand sterling. a1861 E. B. Browning (1862) 85 That necklace of jewels from Turin. 1985 R. Dahl (2013) 43 My jewels! Somebody's stolen my jewels! My diamond tiara! My diamond necklace! My diamond bracelets!..They've had the lot! 2017 (National ed.) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 25 We're not talking 22-carat jewels, to be fair, just teeny-tiny gems called nanodiamonds. 3. society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > artificial stone > [noun] society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > glass-colouring > glass-staining > stained glass > part of window 1613 S. Purchas v. ix. 415 When the man is dead, the wife breaketh her glasse-iewels, and cutteth off her haire. 1753 D. Jeffries 17 Some chrystal and paste Jewels (if they must be so called) make as good an Appearance as some Jewels composed of Diamonds. 1821 Mar. 278 A theatre is nothing without magnificence; but silks and muslins, ribbons, tinsel, and glass jewels, are not enough. 1923 28 Nov. 12/6 (advt.) Hundreds of suggestions for gifts...Inexpensive costume jewels. 2018 (National ed.) (Nexis) 1 Aug. 29 The item..was an oddity—a jewelled Celtic cross with a black glass jewel which bore an Arabic inscription. 1862 21 June 640/2 The decoration of the vase is almost as consistent as its form, consisting of simple bands and festoons wrought in enamel jewels and chased gold. 1901 Apr. 139/2 In dropping a jewel your brush will quite often leave a sharp point on the top of the same. To make the jewel perfect, put the point of your brush to your tongue. Touch with the brush the point on the enamel, and it will immediately disappear. 1993 C. Bremer-David 142/3 Soft-paste porcelain, bleu nouveau ground color; polychrome enamel decoration; opaque and translucent enamel ‘jewels’; gilding and gold foils. 1885 243/1 Another important contribution to this new work in stained glass is the use of ‘cracked jewels’. Glass ‘jewels’ have long been in use, and their name suggests their form and value. These, when split and used with irregular facets, are called ‘cracked jewels’. 1889 July 255/1 Mosaic glass has rapidly improved in the past century... The ‘jewels’ cut from pieces of a rich colored glass add effectively to the brilliancy of recent designs. 1969 15 Aug. 2/8 Rare Victorian hall lamp with Red Bohemian glass panels and colored glass jewels. 2018 (Nexis) 30 Sept. (Ontario ed.) l7 ‘Turtleback’ traditional stained-glass panel with cast jewels. the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of 1711 31 May-2June 2/2 A Silver Jewel Watch, made by Vick, London. 1804 2 The locking piece, or locking pallet, whose acting surface is a jewel placed between N and B. 1875 E. H. Knight II. 1213/2 Rubies are used as jewels in good watches..but cheaper stones, such as crystals, garnets, etc., and even glass of hard quality, are often used. 1923 9 Dec. 8/5 (advt.) The Gruen ‘Tank’ watch with leather strap. 17 jewels. 2004 18 May He recently received as a gift one with a 25-jewel internal Swiss mechanism. II. Extended uses. 5. figurative and in figurative contexts. the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun] > thing or person of worth c1330 (?a1300) (Auch.) (1952) l. 81 Fair iuwel [a1425 Linc. Inn jywol] is gode neiȝeboure. a1450 (Cambr. Dd.1.17) (1845) l. 2810 The lorde of the castel Hadde swythe a fayere juwel, On the fayerest womman to wyfe. 1563 L. Humphrey iii. sig. y.ix It shall be youre parte, to furnishe these forren and accessary giftes of Fortune, with the iewelles of wisedome, learning, and vertues. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. ii. 199 Vnlesse Experience be a Iewell, that I haue purchased at an infinite rate. View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Dryden iv. 39 Ignorance, oh, 'tis a Jewel to a Husband. 1858 J. W. Carlyle II. 387 She is quite a jewel of a servant. 1868 13 June 591/1 The chapel of Exeter is an architectural jewel. 1942 12 Mar. 2/1 Cocksureness is a treach'rous thing To which but fools will blindly cling; An open mind that seeks for truth, A Jewel prized by age or youth! 2019 (Nexis) 22 Mar. (Property section) Uppingham is a jewel of a market town. 1595 B. Barnes lxxxi. sig. F4 Thine eye (the bodies Iewell in some kinde). 1702 G. Farquhar v. 88 One of her Black Brilliant Eyes is worth a Diamond as big as her head. I compar'd her Necklace with her looks, and the living Jewels out-sparkel'd the dead ones by a Million. 1821 in H. Ballou & E. Turner 354 Those fleecy clouds that float on high Are pleasing to behold; And bright the jewels of the sky, Cerulean, set with gold. 1908 E. J. Banfield iv. 157 When the fish is drawn from the water the colours live, the play of lights being marvellously lovely... To the natives of the island this jewel of the sea is known as ‘Oo-ril-ee’. 2017 (Nexis) 9 July b9 Dotting the landscape are..glacial lakes whose rock flour, or finely ground silt, turns them into nearly phosphorescent jewels. the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > outstanding 1673 J. Hill sig. P4v England..cannot but know what danger they are in for their Trade; which is the best jewel in that Crowne, and the greatest darling of that Kingdome. 1735 T. Lediard I. 40/2 The Norman Kings..did not..ground their Sovereignty on that Circumstance, but possessed it as a Jewel inseparable from the Crown of England. 1826 9 Dec. 397/2 There is not a more dangerous jewel in the casket of female charms. 1888 J. A. Froude xi. 153 Dominica had then been regarded as the choicest jewel in the necklace of the Antilles. 1956 A. Wilson (1958) i. iv. 149 I fooled you completely, my father's little ray of promise, his shining pupil, the brightest jewel in Clio's diadem. 2013 (Nexis) 8 May (Features section) 18 The car industry is becoming the shining jewel in our economy. 6. the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] c1400 (?c1380) l. 795 My Lombe, my Lorde, my dere juelle, My ioy, my blys, my lemman fre. 1597 G. Kirbye Sextus xxi. sig. B.ij Mvst I part, ô my Iuell..from my faire sunne. 1664 C. Cotton 53 Quoth he, I murdred am, my Jewel, By wayes most barbarous and cruel. 1706 S. Centlivre ii. i. 25 With all my Heart, my Jewel, my Precious. 1883 A. Logan 113 Love, come where the streamlets are dancing, An' clear woodland notes sweetly swell;..come, jewel come, oh! 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ xi. 173 My jewel will always believe the best of me; time will heal up her wounds. 2009 T. C. Boyle ii. ii. 219 ‘Miriam,’ he was calling, ‘my love, my dear, my jewel, here, let me help you.’ ?1746 T. Sheridan i. ii. 9 Arra, my Jewel, I'll tell you the whole Story. 1846 D. Corcoran 14 Recorder, jewel.., is me life goin' to be sworn away by a vagabone? 1863 W. H. Russell II. i. 13 Sarjent, jewel, wud yes ayse the shtrap of me baynit? 1956 B. Behan i. 8 Him and this other jewel here. the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [noun] > testicle or testicles c1475 (1969) l. 441 Ȝe xall not choppe my jewellys. 1664 C. Cotton 141 As the Trowses she survey'd..; Sighing cry'd out, Oh! thou who wert, The joy and comfort of my heart, Whilst casket to my dearest Jewel. 1829 in G. Legman 140 Out he drew before my view The Jewels of a Mason. c1890 A beautiful babe, its parents' joy, With its tiny jewels—it was a boy. 1962 J. E. Quirk xvi. 129 You got the kick of a mule. I'm glad your aim was good and you didn't get me in the jewels. 2009 (Nexis) 18 June (Sports section) s2 After a night of extreme pain, [he] had taken his precious—now grossly inflated—jewels to a medical specialist who determined that surgery was required immediately. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > rigging a ship > rope work > tools 1750 T. R. Blanckley 82 Jewel, Made not unlike the Ring of an Anchor, and of Substance, that its Weight may carry it down, to purchase anything that is heavy under Water, when two parts of a Cable or Rope are put through it..and as they heave, the Jewel slides down, jams the Bite, so as that it may not slip off the Purchase the Rope is about. 1825 43 131 When it is required to pick an anchor up..the better way would be to sweep it, with the bight of an halser, and, by sending a jewell down, jam the two parts close to the anchor. Phrasesthe mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > outstanding 1615 J. Davies f. 92 The King more esteeming this Iewell of the Crowne, namely, the patronage of Bishoprickes, returned a round and Kingly answere to the Pope. 1772 Ld. Clive's Speech House of Commons in Apr. 144/2 Let me conclude by observing, that Bengal is the brightest jewel in the British Crown, though at present in a rude and unpolished state. 1898 C. D. Warner et al. in XLII. 237/1 As a poet, his pastoral..is the jewel in his crown. 1931 5 Sept. 166/2 Those irritations against tyranny and stupidity which lost us those jewels of the Crown [sc. the American colonies]. 2016 (Nexis) 27 Oct. (Features section) 10 The East Coast Mainline has long been seen as the jewel in the crown of the UK railway network. Compounds C1. 1543 in F. Madden (1831) 102 A case for my lad[yes] Jewell Coffre. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny II. 602 The first that euer was known to haue any such at Rome, was Scaurus,..vntill Pompeius the Great met with the jewel-casket of K. Mithridates. 1786 (Skinner & Co.) 109 A very rich old japan jewel chest. 1852 28 Apr. The magnificent bright steel jewel safe..was purchased last week by the Queen, and presented by her Majesty to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. 1920 9 Apr. 10/3 One of the women in the foreground gazes into an open jewel chest in which gems sparkle. 2011 (Nexis) 17 July (Features section) 32 She managed to distract the thieves while she slipped the key to her jewel safe down her cavernous cleavage. 1649 (single sheet) Nine skittish Knights, the first a jewell Thiefe. 1688 R. Holme iii. ix. 382/1 I shall present you with such Tools and Instruments I find usually used by Stone or Jewel Cutters, called Lapidaryes and Jewel Workers. 1712 tr. (ed. 2) IV. clii. 105 The Property [sc. a stately House] of a Rich Jewel Merchant. 1831 27 May Extensive Jewel Robbery.—Anne Hyde..was yesterday..charged with stealing rubies and emeralds to the value of 50l. the property of her employer. 1860 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv, in Dec. 554 Labour of the best quality may be various in aim. It may be either constructive.., as agriculture; nugatory, as jewel-cutting; or destructive.., as war. 1910 23 Aug. 6/4 The colors have been harmonized with the care of a jewel maker. 1948 22 Oct. 5/2 A fellow named Harry Sitamore got crowned with 40 years for a jewel heist, and actually pulled 14 years of the sentence. 2019 (Nexis) 20 Jan. Ben's Granny is an international jewel thief—and she needs his help to pull off her biggest heist yet, stealing the crown jewels. the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > particular types of watch the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of 1711 31 May-2June 2/2 A Silver Jewel Watch, made by Vick, London. 1721 I. Newton Let. ?Oct. in (1977) VII. 172 For this end a good Jewel watch may suffice till a better sort of Watch can be found out. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ 508 The jewel-hole should be as shallow as possible, so as not to endanger cutting the pivot. 1884 Sept. 242/1 While the roller is hot, insert the jewel pin with an extra pair of tweezers. 1907 5 Oct. 303/1 The shaft is made in three sections: the top bearing pivot, the shaft proper, and the jewel pivot. 1954 (U.S. Dept. Interior) 1367 Jewel bearings manufactured from synthetic corundum have largely replaced natural mineral bearings used in watched and precision instruments. 1968 P. W. Malik & G. A. Souris NASA Contractor Rep. 1106 (McDonnell Douglas Corp.) 103 The seismic system which is the sensor portion of the accelerometer is supported by a jewel pivot. 1969 D. De Carle (ed. 3) vii. 67 To fit a new jewel hole refer to the chapter on Fitting New Parts. 2003 T. Mercer iii. 80 Every jewel hole and endstone was examined for wear or cracks. 1759 A. Brice 448/2 Some St. George-like..Hero..to combat with and kill this Jewel-headed fiery Dragon. 1823 II. v. 125 The rays again concentrated, till they assumed the similitude of a colossal and jewel-studded crown. 1852 J. B. Harwood viii. 70 Richly enamelled guns with their jewel-encrusted stocks. 1921 Feb. 128/2 A big feather-topped hat and a jewel-headed cane. 2017 (Nexis) 26 Aug. 23 Private jets, supercars, jewel-encrusted watches, all documented gleefully on his Instagram account. e. As a modifier, with the sense ‘like or resembling a jewel’, chiefly with allusion to the intense colours and lustre of gemstones. Cf. sense 5b. ?1731 E. Ward v. 65 Make your blackest Actions Jewel bright. 1834 F. D. Hemans Child reading Bible in 83 Where jewel-colour'd pebbles lay Beneath the shallow tide. 1845 G. Murray 56 Every jewel-bud shone like a star. 1895 11 Aug. 15/5 Some [garments] are patterned like silk, with great bouquets; but there are..other plain ones..in dim and sparkling jewel tones. 1925 1 Jan. 4/1 (advt.) The lovely bridesmaids, in their jewel-toned frocks and Gainsborough hats, were an enchanting vision. 2018 (Nexis) 17 Feb. (Travel section) 6 A menu of jewel-bright cocktails. (b) In the names of plants and animals. 1933 J. W. Stork & L. P. W. Renouf ii. 34/1 (caption) Stone with daisy anemones, jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) whose tentacles are each tipped with a tiny globule,..and a small queen scallop. 2010 20 Mar. 65/3 For a scuba diver, one of the best underwater sights is a rock face covered in brilliantly coloured jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). 1875 3 July (Advertising section following p. 10) Green Jewel Beetles, for mounting in jewellery. 1958 IV. 15/2 Large jewel-beetles, some of which feed on the roots of witchety bushes (Acacia), mainly in arid areas. 2018 (Nexis) 11 June Jewel beetles ascend to great heights in search of a fire before swarming down on trees within a few hours to start laying their eggs. 1922 Nov. 170 The jewel fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus, is a native of Africa, and you have, no doubt heard of the difficulties that beset the aquarist in attempts to breed them. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems 364 (heading) The Banded Jewel Fish. The Five-Spot Cichlid. Native to West Africa, from Senegal to Angola. 2018 (Nexis) 21 June Efforts were on to breed endangered species like African jewelfish. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > balsam and allied flowers 1817 A. Eaton 28 Impatiens..nolli-me-tangere (jewel-weed). 1979 41 82/1 We found an abundance of young spotted jewelweed that we picked for a cooked vegetable. 2013 (Nexis) 14 Aug. 20 Orange balsam, or jewel weed, is a smaller plant of the water's edge. It has orange flowers with scarlet spots. C2. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > bag or pouch worn on person > [noun] the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > storage for jewellery society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [adjective] > specific plastic bag 1853 Mar. 354 The Emperor Napoleon III. was certainly born to be an absolute monarch, a real autocrat. What he did the other day with the jewel-bags would prove it... The jewels of the crown of France..are contained in four large leather-bags, of the size of flour-sacks. 1891 14 Feb. 6/3 The chamois pocket in the underskirt is a favorite jewel bag, and is often made use of in traveling. 1979 ‘C. Keene’ ii. 13 ‘Check your handbag and see that everything is still in it’... ‘Let me see: my wallet, credit cards, a little jewel bag with a bracelet and earrings.’ 1998 (Nexis) 28 July Police found some ‘small jewel bags’ in..[the defendant's]..underwear and he was charged with possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to deliver. 2011 (Nexis) 3 June 2 A Sydney-based jewellery dealer..was robbed in Parnell... His driver's side window was shattered and..another person took his jewel bag from the passenger seat. the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] 1643 R. Williams 173 Man stakes his Iewel-darling soule. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > neck-line > types of 1940 16 Mar. 16/3 Cocktails for two means you will like to wear that enchanting mustard colour crepe with ‘Jewel’ neck. 1966 16 Apr. 110/1 (advt.) Sort of an easy jewel-neck dress with self-detail jacket. Designed..to wear for town and traveling. 2018 (Nexis) 11 May The bodice is lined and..the neck comes to more of a jewel neck because she does have to be covered getting married in the church. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > neck-line > types of 1935 16 Sept. 16/4 (advt.) The jewel neckline shows Renaissance influence in this frock. 2016 (Nexis) 11 Mar. The evening gown was..the star... A floor-length dress with cap sleeves, a simple jewel neckline and a glamorous train. society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > treasury > [noun] > for jewels 1661 S. Pepys 4 Jan. (1970) II. 5 I had been early this morning at White-hall at the Jewell-Office, to choose of a piece of gilt plate for my Lord. 1698 tr. A. Brand 84* One of the Masters of the Jewel-Office belonging to the Czar of Muscovy. 1739 Countess of Hartford in Countess of Hartford & Countess of Pomfret (1805) I. 51 On Saturday my lord Townshend gave up the jewel-office. 1856 20 Sept. 8/2 The body [of the wedding robe] is gone to the jewel-office to be decorated with the diamonds of the Royal Family, and will be brought back to the Palace beset with jewels just before the ceremony begins. 2015 (Nexis) 3 Nov. Lord Raby was appointed ambassador to Berlin in 1705 and was given the privilege of choosing objects from the Royal Jewel Office for entertaining in the name of the sovereign. a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher (1647) sig. Eee2/2 An honest mind I hope, 'tis petticote-proofe, Chaine-proofe, and jewell-proof: I know 'tis gold proof. 1833 23 Dec. Bronzed Inkstands, with pedestal; punchinello bronzed Pincushions and Jewel Stands, with hooks, &c. 1917 28 Oct. 26/8 (advt.) Hand painted china dresser set..consisting of hair receiver, puff box and jewel stand, with comb and brush tray to match. 2004 39 7/1 In addition to money, bridal gift giving now included an array of smaller items too:..toilet sets, jewel stands [etc.]. 1857 M. J. Ewen in 11 July 10/3 I am the dusky jewel stone From earth's dark caverns taken. 1903 P. W. Joyce II. xxii. 229 Draconite or dragon-stone, a red jewel-stone, which, according to the legend perpetuated by Pliny and Solinus, was taken from the brain of a living dragon. 2003 9 Feb. 5/4 The attendants wore black tuxedo pants and jackets with white shirts, purple vests, and black jewelstones at the collar. Derivatives a1586 Sir P. Sidney (1590) iii. vi. sig. Ll8v Her hart helde it, as so iewel-like a treasure, that it would scarce trust her owne lippes withall. 1609 W. Shakespeare xxi. 99 Her eyes as Iewell-like [1623 jewel-like], and caste as richly. View more context for this quotation 1841 5 June 5/4 The concentrated and jewel-like brightness of the lights in Rembrandt. 2018 (Nexis) 2 Sept. c4 A bowl of jewel-like pomegranate arils was one of the foods that were set out for the ceremonial blessings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). jewelv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: jewel n. 1. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > adorn (persons) with jewels [verb (transitive)] 1551 King Edward VI Jrnl. in (1857) II. 327 The kinges daughter..shuld be brought at her father's charge three monthes before she was twelf, sufficiently juelled and stuffed. 1605 A. Munday tr. G. Affinati xvii. 188 That vaine woman, that delights to spend the whole morning, in painting & colouring her selfe, Ieweling her haire. 1788 2 6/2 The women—dressed, feathered, jewelled, and richly caparisoned, for conquest..left. 1872 H. Read xii. 279 We should not exceed the truth, if we estimated the annual cost of dressing and jewelling the ladies of New York and its vicinity at from thirty to forty millions of dollars. 1932 25 May 15/3 This sheer silk crepe afternoon or evening ensemble..has the new Lanvin sleeves jewelled with crystal and rhinestones. 2014 (Nexis) 27 Sept. 4 Two very fine 18ct Victorian stick pins... One has a finely painted horse head whilst the other is jewelled with fine diamonds and ruby embedded into platinum. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > in specific way 1576 G. Whetstone ii. 84 The deintie dog in Ladies lap, is iueld with thy iestes. a1626 A. Holland (1626) sig. B The curious wits haue jewelled his Crowne. 1777 in H. H. Brackenridge 77 True merit yet may rest, In a handsome woman's breast; And the body lovely made, With like mind be jewelled. 1887 25 Aug. 800/3 Dr Garnett has evident delight in depicting a man of supreme literary gifts, and in jewelling his narrative with those Carlylian phrases. 1939 5 Mar. (Mag. section) Frost jewelled the grass and glazed the lochs in the hollows with ice. 2016 (Nexis) 7 Apr. 18 I've been making toasted cauliflower ‘rice’ and jewelling it with pomegranate seeds. the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [verb (transitive)] > use particular materials or procedures in watchmaking 1764 III. 99 He had commissions from Spain for a Gold Repeater, and a plain Gold Watch, capped and jewelled. 1788 J. H. de Magellan et al. (new ed.) I. lxxvii. 139 (note) Sapphires are preferable to common rubies, for jewelling the pallets of escapements, and the holes of wheel-pivots, in astronomical watches and clocks. 1843 C. Dickens (1844) xiii. 167 A gold hunting watch,..jewelled in four holes. 1965 12 Mar. 4 (advt.) The Smiths Sectronic [battery clock] is jewelled for reliability and can be regulated to the finest limits of accuracy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1300 v.1551 |
