Jewellery Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounCollectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
nounAny tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe.
Sentence Examples
They went on a cruise and bought jewellery, paid for by Health Canada dollars.
Someone broke into Mary's flat and stole her jewellery.
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She wore exquisite ____ including a diamond necklace and pearl earrings.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]”"
— 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Fate of the Artemis”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
"The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string). Any special items on the string other than the pipe itself are referred to as "jewellery". These can be any number of things, from down-hole motors to mandrels and radioactive sources for survey purposes."
— 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44:
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She wore exquisite ____ including a diamond necklace and pearl earrings.