Origin: 1200-1300 Old French juel, from jeu game, play
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►a jewel of a
Sarasota is a jewel of a city.
1 a small valuable stone, such as a diamondSYN gem2jewels [plural] jewelry or other objects made with valuable stones and worn for decoration3informal someone or something that is very valuable, attractive, or important: Sarasota is a jewel of a city.4the jewel in the crown the best or most valuable part of something5a very small stone used in the machinery of a watch [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French juel, from jeu game, play] → see alsocrown jewel