jewel casen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒuː(ə)l keɪs/, U.S.

/ˈdʒu(ə)l ˌkeɪs/

Forms: see jewel n. and case n.²

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

Etymology: < jewel n. + case n.² Compare earlier jewel box n.

1. A box or case in which jewellery is stored, protected, or presented. Cf. jewel box n. 1a.In quot. 1658, as part of an extended metaphor.

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1658 J. Eliot Poems 78 Sometimes she a Iewell case is:..a Case wherein she locks her honour.

1724 D. Defoe Fortunate Mistress 59 He came up into my chamber in the Morning, and laid out his Jewel-Case.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 368 This jewel-case Mary had given Dick on his birthday.

1993 E. Richmond Love of my Heart (BNC) vi. Phena was in there, rifling through her mother's jewel case.

2. 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. Cf. jewel box n. 3.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for other specific articles

stone-case1664

pewter-case1679

notecase1805

cardholder1821

umbrella-case1850

button holder1864

card carrier1901

jewel case1986

1986 Times Reporter (Dover, Ohio) 7 Dec. d2/2 The DiscJockey [sc. a car CD player and changer] beats the heck out of trying to remove a CD from its jewel case and insert it into the player while cruising down the highway.

2013 T. Pynchon Bleeding Edge xxvi. 283 He hands her a disc in a jewel case.

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

单词	jewel case
释义	jewel casen. Brit. /ˈdʒuː(ə)l keɪs/, U.S. /ˈdʒu(ə)l ˌkeɪs/ Forms: see jewel n. and case n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jewel n., case n.² Etymology: < jewel n. + case n.² Compare earlier jewel box n. 1. A box or case in which jewellery is stored, protected, or presented. Cf. jewel box n. 1a.In quot. 1658, as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1658 J. Eliot Poems 78 Sometimes she a Iewell case is:..a Case wherein she locks her honour. 1724 D. Defoe Fortunate Mistress 59 He came up into my chamber in the Morning, and laid out his Jewel-Case. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 368 This jewel-case Mary had given Dick on his birthday. 1993 E. Richmond Love of my Heart (BNC) vi. Phena was in there, rifling through her mother's jewel case. 2. 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. Cf. jewel box n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for other specific articles stone-case1664 pewter-case1679 notecase1805 cardholder1821 umbrella-case1850 button holder1864 card carrier1901 jewel case1986 1986 Times Reporter (Dover, Ohio) 7 Dec. d2/2 The DiscJockey [sc. a car CD player and changer] beats the heck out of trying to remove a CD from its jewel case and insert it into the player while cruising down the highway. 2013 T. Pynchon Bleeding Edge xxvi. 283 He hands her a disc in a jewel case. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1658
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