jewel boxn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒuː(ə)l bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈdʒu(ə)l ˌbɑks/

Forms: see jewel n. and box n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jewel n., box n.²

Etymology: < jewel n. + box n.²

A. n.

a. A box or similar container in which jewellery is kept, typically an ornamental one, often comprising several sections or compartments for storing different items. Cf. jewellery box n. at jewellery n. Compounds 2.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > storage for jewellery

jewel box1562

baggier1578

ring-stand1697

jewellery box1773

jewel bag1853

jewellery bag1855

1562 tr. J. Jewel Apol. Church Eng. f. 53^v Shall the whole treasure of wisedome and vnderstanding be found in him as it were in a iewel box [L. scrinio]?

1647 Perfect Occurr. Parl. No. 6. 43 He found the lock broken off, some empty Jewel-boxes in it, a little Jewel in a corner of the Trunk, and some empty baggs.

1727 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 135 A jewel box which Mrs Tillier desires you to accept as her fairing.

1831 Society 1 169 Her ladyship's jewel-box, which was ostentatiously produced, was exhibited.

1909 E. P. Stewart Let. 28 Sept. in Atlantic Monthly (1913) 443 Fancy to yourself a big jewel-box of dark green velvet lined with silver chiffon.

2002 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 9 Feb. l.2 This red leather heart-shaped jewel box. Lined in beige velvet and closed with a button snap.

b. figurative. Anything likened to a jewel box in being particularly beautiful or ornate; esp. an exquisite or lavishly decorated building or room.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person

fairnesseOE

roseOE

beautya1425

beauteous1435

lovelyc1450

beautifulness?1574

picturea1645

formosity1652

speciosity1660

vision1823

dream1837

jewel box1846

firecracker1852

beaut1896

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > ornamental building

pavilion1616

terminary1759

pagoda1789

grottoa1845

jewel box1846

ting1853

1846 Economist 11 Apr. 474/1 Right merrily does the spirited lessee of this ‘jewel-box’ of a theatre proceed on his path.

1877 G. MacDonald Marquis of Lossie I. xxv. 158 He had the cabin thoroughly fitted up, with all the luxuries it had formerly possessed, and as many more as he could think of..a very jewel-box for softness and richness and comfort.

1951 C. Beaton Diary 28 July in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xvii. 229 The welcome at the familiar hotel was warm, as it was, too, at the jewel-box of the little Theatre Royal.

2019 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. (Style section) 189 A ladies' powder room is a tented pink-on-pink chandeliered jewel box.

2. Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of the marine bivalve molluscs constituting the family Chamidae, which have robust shells with a rough or spiny surface (also more fully jewel box clam). Also: the shell itself.

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1925 Nature Mag. Aug. 83/3 He is a small but chunky rock oyster... A close kin, nicknamed ‘jewel-box’, is a tiny, pink fellow, like a dainty sea-fairy's casket.

1954 R. T. Abbott Amer. Seashells Plate 37 (caption) Jewel boxes... Little corrugated jewel box, Chama congregata... Cherry jewel box, Chama florida... True spiny jewel box, Echinochama arcinella.

1978 Ecology 59 679 The jewel box clam, Chama pellucida, lives attached to shallow marine rock surfaces.

2009 R. L. Lippson & A. J. Lippson Life Along Inner Coast vi. 203/1 Unfortunately, most leafy jewel boxes that tumble ashore have lost their distinctive leafy projections.

3. A shallow, hard plastic case in which a CD is packaged or stored, consisting of two transparent halves hinged together at one side, the front half being designed to hold a square cover or booklet and the back half containing a tray which receives the disc and holds it in place. Also: (in earlier use) a similar smaller case for a cassette tape. Cf. jewel case n. 2.

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1981 Billboard 26 Dec. 5/3 Geffen Testing Cassette Wrap... Geffen is issuing the label debut album for Sammy Hagar in a conventional Philips ‘jewel’ box.

1983 Stereo Rev. Aug. 5/1 Each CD, in its now-standard small ‘jewel box’, will be issued in a 6 X 12-inch display pack along with notes and artwork.

2003 Guardian 23 Oct. (Friday Review section) 28/5 As artefacts, the new CDs feel seductively beautiful. Their well-finished gatefold digipaks make the old jewel boxes seem cheap and clumsy.

B. adj. (attributive).

Esp. with reference to architecture, interior design, etc.: that resembles a jewel box; beautifully or lavishly designed or decorated; exquisite; gorgeous. Cf. sense A. 1b.

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1932 Escanaba (Michigan) Daily Press 26 Apr. 4/5 He shut the door, leaving the boy and girl alone in the jewel box interior of that fabulous motor car.

1989 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. c1/1 They create interiors of jewel-box elegance.

2010 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 4 Jan. The polished room has a bright, jewel-box quality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jewel box
释义	jewel boxn.adj. Brit. /ˈdʒuː(ə)l bɒks/, U.S. /ˈdʒu(ə)l ˌbɑks/ Forms: see jewel n. and box n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jewel n., box n.² Etymology: < jewel n. + box n.² A. n. 1. a. A box or similar container in which jewellery is kept, typically an ornamental one, often comprising several sections or compartments for storing different items. Cf. jewellery box n. at jewellery n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > storage for jewellery jewel box1562 baggier1578 ring-stand1697 jewellery box1773 jewel bag1853 jewellery bag1855 1562 tr. J. Jewel Apol. Church Eng. f. 53^v Shall the whole treasure of wisedome and vnderstanding be found in him as it were in a iewel box [L. scrinio]? 1647 Perfect Occurr. Parl. No. 6. 43 He found the lock broken off, some empty Jewel-boxes in it, a little Jewel in a corner of the Trunk, and some empty baggs. 1727 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 135 A jewel box which Mrs Tillier desires you to accept as her fairing. 1831 Society 1 169 Her ladyship's jewel-box, which was ostentatiously produced, was exhibited. 1909 E. P. Stewart Let. 28 Sept. in Atlantic Monthly (1913) 443 Fancy to yourself a big jewel-box of dark green velvet lined with silver chiffon. 2002 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 9 Feb. l.2 This red leather heart-shaped jewel box. Lined in beige velvet and closed with a button snap. b. figurative. Anything likened to a jewel box in being particularly beautiful or ornate; esp. an exquisite or lavishly decorated building or room. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person fairnesseOE roseOE beautya1425 beauteous1435 lovelyc1450 beautifulness?1574 picturea1645 formosity1652 speciosity1660 vision1823 dream1837 jewel box1846 firecracker1852 beaut1896 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > ornamental building pavilion1616 terminary1759 pagoda1789 grottoa1845 jewel box1846 ting1853 1846 Economist 11 Apr. 474/1 Right merrily does the spirited lessee of this ‘jewel-box’ of a theatre proceed on his path. 1877 G. MacDonald Marquis of Lossie I. xxv. 158 He had the cabin thoroughly fitted up, with all the luxuries it had formerly possessed, and as many more as he could think of..a very jewel-box for softness and richness and comfort. 1951 C. Beaton Diary 28 July in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xvii. 229 The welcome at the familiar hotel was warm, as it was, too, at the jewel-box of the little Theatre Royal. 2019 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. (Style section) 189 A ladies' powder room is a tented pink-on-pink chandeliered jewel box. 2. Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of the marine bivalve molluscs constituting the family Chamidae, which have robust shells with a rough or spiny surface (also more fully jewel box clam). Also: the shell itself. ΚΠ 1925 Nature Mag. Aug. 83/3 He is a small but chunky rock oyster... A close kin, nicknamed ‘jewel-box’, is a tiny, pink fellow, like a dainty sea-fairy's casket. 1954 R. T. Abbott Amer. Seashells Plate 37 (caption) Jewel boxes... Little corrugated jewel box, Chama congregata... Cherry jewel box, Chama florida... True spiny jewel box, Echinochama arcinella. 1978 Ecology 59 679 The jewel box clam, Chama pellucida, lives attached to shallow marine rock surfaces. 2009 R. L. Lippson & A. J. Lippson Life Along Inner Coast vi. 203/1 Unfortunately, most leafy jewel boxes that tumble ashore have lost their distinctive leafy projections. 3. A shallow, hard plastic case in which a CD is packaged or stored, consisting of two transparent halves hinged together at one side, the front half being designed to hold a square cover or booklet and the back half containing a tray which receives the disc and holds it in place. Also: (in earlier use) a similar smaller case for a cassette tape. Cf. jewel case n. 2. ΚΠ 1981 Billboard 26 Dec. 5/3 Geffen Testing Cassette Wrap... Geffen is issuing the label debut album for Sammy Hagar in a conventional Philips ‘jewel’ box. 1983 Stereo Rev. Aug. 5/1 Each CD, in its now-standard small ‘jewel box’, will be issued in a 6 X 12-inch display pack along with notes and artwork. 2003 Guardian 23 Oct. (Friday Review section) 28/5 As artefacts, the new CDs feel seductively beautiful. Their well-finished gatefold digipaks make the old jewel boxes seem cheap and clumsy. B. adj. (attributive). Esp. with reference to architecture, interior design, etc.: that resembles a jewel box; beautifully or lavishly designed or decorated; exquisite; gorgeous. Cf. sense A. 1b. ΚΠ 1932 Escanaba (Michigan) Daily Press 26 Apr. 4/5 He shut the door, leaving the boy and girl alone in the jewel box interior of that fabulous motor car. 1989 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. c1/1 They create interiors of jewel-box elegance. 2010 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 4 Jan. The polished room has a bright, jewel-box quality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1562
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