Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jewel
Jewel
jewel
n. & v. --n. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in watchmaking. 2 a personal ornament containing a jewel or jewels. 3 a precious person or thing. --v.tr. (jewelled, jewelling; US jeweled, jeweling) 1 (esp. as jewelled adj.) adorn or set with jewels. 2 (in watchmaking) set with jewels. Phrases and idioms jewel-fish a scarlet and green tropical cichlid fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus. Derivatives jewelly adj. Etymology: ME f. AF juel, jeuel, OF joel, of uncert. orig.
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I. noun Usage: often attributive see: joke Date: 13th century an ornament of precious metal often set with stones or decorated with enamel and worn as an accessory of dress, one that is highly esteemed , a precious stone ; gem, a bearing for a pivot (as in a watch) made of crystal, glass, or a gem, ~like adjective II. transitive verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or -elling) Date: 1601 to adorn or equip with ~s, to give beauty to as if with ~s ; embellish ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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