jewel

Definitions

1. noun

   A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

2. noun

   A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

   Example

   • Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.
3. noun

   Anything precious or valuable.

   Examples

   • Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
   • Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read: And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure: Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay, Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.
4. noun

   A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.

5. noun

   Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.

6. noun

   A jewel box (optical disc container).

   Example

   • As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.
7. verb

   To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

8. noun

   The clitoris.

   Example

   • The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.