Jewels or valuable objects (typically made using gold, silver, or precious stones) considered collectively; items of the sort produced or sold by…
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] (59) jewelleryc1400 Jewels or valuable objects (typically made using gold, silver, or precious stones) considered collectively; items of the sort produced or sold by… pierreriea1450 Jewellery; (in plural) precious stones; = perry, n.2 Also: †jewellery-making. usker1536 An ornament or jewel. In quot. 1536 –7 collective. lapidary1609 collective. Precious stones in general; jewellery. Obsolete. bijouterie1815 Collective term for jewelry, trinkets, and articles of vertu. junk1911 U.S. Criminals' slang. Jewellery. Now rare. tomfoolery1930 Jewellery. Cf. tom, n.3 tom1955 Jewellery; = tomfoolery, n. 2. Subcategories:— flashy (2) — imitation (8) — mourning (1) — composed of specific stones (2) — set of (2) — piece or article of (16) — setting (12) — fastening for jewellery (2) — storage for jewellery (6) |
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