Question 1 · Quick check
jewelry
/dʒˈuəlri/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Decorative items such as rings, necklaces, and bracelets.
- 02
noun
Extra detailTo adorn with jewelry or make into jewelry.
Examples
The old man bribed a young girl with money and jewelry.
What sort of jewelry are you going to wear with this dress?
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTo make jewelry.
US standard spelling of jewellery.
More examples
In contextHe was using all the arts of barbering, livery stabling, jewelrying, oratorying, and tailoring.
“The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design.
The members of this family have an honest and honorable record in their dealings and relations in every way, preferring the peaceful calling of farming, poultrying, and jewelrying; with a home of many comforts and enjoyments.
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