jewelry

CEFRA2

/dʒˈuəlri/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Decorative items such as rings, necklaces, and bracelets.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To 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 meanings
  1. To make jewelry.

  2. US standard spelling of jewellery.

More examples

In context
  • He 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The store sells fine blank such as rings, watches, and bracelets.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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