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jewel

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Noun

  1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
  2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
  3. Anything precious or valuable.
  4. A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
  6. The clitoris.

Verb

  1. To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

Proper noun

  1. A female given name from English from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
  2. A male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.

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