Originally: a valuable man-made object, a treasure; esp. one made of gold, silver, or precious stones. Later chiefly: an object of this sort used…
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > piece or article of (16) jewelc1300 Originally: a valuable man-made object, a treasure; esp. one made of gold, silver, or precious stones. Later chiefly: an object of this sort used… broocha1382 Formerly also in a more general sense: according to Johnson ‘a jewel, an ornament of jewels’. In earlier times applied to a necklace, a bracelet… belette1522 A jewel, an ornament. bijou1668 A jewel, a trinket; a ‘gem’ among works of art. Also attributive. Loosely as adj.: small and elegant, luxurious (applied esp. to houses). joy1801 In East Indian use from Portuguese joia. Obsolete. Subcategories:— on a garment (1) — imitation (1) — that may be worn in several ways (1) — carved or incised (5) — specific (3) |
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