Jewelry Meaning
/dʒˈuəlri/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounUS standard spelling of jewellery.
"“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."— 2010 February 12, Roberta Smith, “Visual Culture Out of Africa”, in The New York Times:
verbTo make jewelry.
"He was using all the arts of barbering, livery stabling, jewelrying, oratorying, and tailoring."— 1897 August 10, Ephraim Cutter, “Fatty Ills and Their Masquerades”, in The Medical Age, volume 15, number 15:
verbTo adorn with jewelry or make into jewelry.
"The large UNESCO hall, where she exhibited, held them all in full space and light — the early paintings, the hand-woven textures and colors in wool, the brilliance of enamels and glass, jewelried silver and gold, and the structured clay metal and stone pieces."— 1988, Helen Khal, The Woman Artist in Lebanon:
Sentence Examples
The old man bribed a young girl with money and jewelry.
What sort of jewelry are you going to wear with this dress?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sells fine ____ such as rings, watches, and bracelets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The store sells a variety of ____, including necklaces, bracelets, and several types of earrings.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sells fine ____ such as rings, watches, and bracelets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The store sells a variety of ____, including necklaces, bracelets, and several types of earrings.