jewel
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
- A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- Anything precious or valuable.
- A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
- The clitoris.
Verb
- To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
Proper noun
- A female given name from English from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
- A male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.
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