jewellessadj.
/ˈdʒuːəlləs/, U.S. /ˈdʒuə(l)ləs/ Lacking jewels; not decorated or adorned with jewels.In quot. 1847, in figurative context.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [adjective] > of persons: adorned with jewels > not
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1847 G. P. R. James Life Henry IV I. ii. 202 He might..exchange the jewelless crown of Navarre for the richer one of Scotland.
1918 H. Leverage Whispering Wires v. 73 Clasped in the fingers of her jewelless right hand was a tiny, ivory-handled revolver.
2000 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 4 Mar. r24 The immediate dethronement; her return, jewelless, crownless, make-upless, to a family she no longer knows; to the horrors of insignificance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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