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单词 jewelled
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jewelledjeweledadj.

Brit. /ˈdʒuː(ə)ld/, U.S. /ˈdʒu(ə)ld/
Forms: 1500s iewelled, 1600s ieweld, 1700s– jewelled, 1800s– jeweled (now chiefly U.S.).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jewel n., -ed suffix2; jewel v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: Partly < jewel n. + -ed suffix2, and partly < jewel v. + -ed suffix1.
1.
a. That is adorned or decorated with jewels or jewellery.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [adjective] > of persons: adorned with jewels
jewelled1563
gemmed1814
bejewelled1848
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] > studded with or abounding in
gemmeda1240
pightc1400
gemmyc1420
jewelled1563
inset1588
enjewelled1648
bejewelled1848
jewelly1861
begemmed1927
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [adjective] > of articles: set with jewels
gemmeda1240
jewelled1742
bejewelled1848
1563 2nd Tome Homelyes sig. XX.ivv Hys mery robbinge of such decked, and iewelled puppettes.
1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. ii. sig. C4v More soft and cleare Then is the Ieweld tip of Venus eare.
1742 W. Collins Persian Eclogues iii. 18 On Persia's jewell'd Throne.
1899 T. M. Ellis Three Cat's-eye Rings ii. 43 The..corridors were glittering with jewelled women.
2018 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 14 Sept. 4 The theft of priceless treasures from the Swedish royal regalia, including a jewelled crown, from a cathedral where they were on display.
b. Reminiscent of jewels or gemstones in colour or appearance; shining like or as if decorated with jewels. Cf. jewel n. Compounds 1e.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling > like jewels
gemmy1676
jewelled1786
1786 H. Cowley Sc. Village 4 A cavern dank, Where oozing, filter'd drops of doubtful green, Harden'd, suspended, hang like willows lank, A sparkling, jewell'd, vegetative scene!
1798 J. E. Smith Tracts relating Nat. Hist. 32 As vivid colours as the Peacock itself spreading its jewelled train.
1884 B'ham Weekly Post 20 Sept. 1/4 I do not like the coloured, almost jewelled, effect of the oxides of different metals used in the construction of this screen.
1918 Educator-Jrnl. Feb. 323/2 There, over their heads, with beautiful brown and black jeweled wings, was a butterfly.
2018 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 6 Sept. 20 Autumn with its jewelled colours.
c. figurative and in figurative contexts. Beautiful, attractive; brilliant; precious (sometimes only superficially so).
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1843 Baptist Missionary Mag. Mar. 63/1 To those who have ‘turned many to righteousness’ is that jewelled promise given, ‘They shall shine as the stars forever and ever’.
1847 New Monthly Belle Assemblée June 348/2 She earnestly endeavoured to set a watch upon the door of her lips, that they might bring forth only the bright and jewelled words of love and kindness.
1893 Daily News 6 Apr. 6/4 A slender volume, through which meanders a story not very distinct in outline, but which flashes with jewelled speech.
1992 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 17 May 26 His decline and death at the age of 46 was a miserable anti-climax after the jewelled promise of his early years in the twenties.
2. Of a watch or similar instrument, or its mechanism: having pivot-holes lined with ruby or another precious stone; fitted with a jewel or jewels (jewel n. 4).
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [adjective] > of types of watch
jewelled1786
Nuremberg1847
open-faced1855
stem-winding1867
pendant winding1868
key-winding1870
split-second1884
stem-wind1900
1786 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 76 29 (note) Somewhat similar to the jewelled holes of watches.
1864 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 10 Feb. 4/3 (advt.) A good, sound, double-bottom, warranted gold, English patent, lever watch, gold dial, sprung above, and jewelled movement.
1948 A. L. Rawlings Sci. Clocks & Watches (ed. 2) v. 89 It is the cheapest form of jeweled escapement and its performance is nearly equal to that of any other.
2015 Mod. Machine Shop July 77/2 It [sc. the Vallorbs Jewel Co.] specialized in manufacturing jeweled bearings for Swiss watches and the aircraft industry.
3. Ceramics. Having or consisting of decoration produced by applying small bosses or globules of coloured glaze to the surface of an object, typically on a glazed or gold leaf ground, so as to give an effect reminiscent of gemstones. Cf. jewelling n. 5.
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1849 Morning Post 16 July 1/6 Plateaux and other rare objects of Sèvres, encrusted or jewelled Sèvres..and some pieces of Raffaelle ware.
1921 W. Burton Gen. Hist. Porcelain II. xiii. 199 Jewelled porcelain resembling the jewelled porcelain of Sèvres.
2016 Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent) (Nexis) 16 Jan. The piece..is made from buff earthenware with trailed and ‘jewelled’ decoration over a cream slip ground.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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