jewel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
    precious stone; gem.
  2. noun a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
    gem.
  3. verb adorn or decorate with precious stones
    bejewel.
    • jeweled dresses

WordNet

Jew"el noun
Etymology
OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See Joy.
Definitions
  1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
    Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form. Shak.
  2. A precious stone; a gem. Shak.
  3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. "Our prince (jewel of children)." Shak.
  4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
Jew"el transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jeweled or Jewelled; present participle & verbal noun Jeweling, or Jewelling
Definitions
  1. To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels. Most common p.p. = bejeweled, bejewelled
    The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold.

Webster 1913