jewelry

jew·el·ry

J0038000 (jo͞o′əl-rē, jo͞ol′rē)n. Ornaments, such as bracelets, necklaces, or rings, especially when made of precious metals set with gems.

jew•el•ry

(ˈdʒu əl ri)

n. objects of personal adornment, as necklaces, rings, bracelets, or brooches, esp. when made of precious metals, gemstones, or pearls and distinguished by very fine design and craft. Compare costume jewelry. Also, esp. Brit.,jew′el•ler•y.[1300–50; Middle English juelrie < Anglo-French juelerie=juel jewel + -erie -ery]

Jewelry

See Also: CLOTHING

A pear-shaped diamond, as big as your thumb —Paige Mitchell
An assortment of costly [and of questionable taste] stones … very much like something Hansel and Gretel might well have plucked from the witch’s house to eat —Henry Van Dyke
Bracelets seemed to grow up her arms like creeping plants —Nadine Gordimer
Bracelets … warm and heavy, alive like flesh —Elizabeth Taylor
A diamond as big as an Englishman’s monocle —Lael Wertenbaker
A diamond as big as the Ritz —F. Scott Fitzgerald
This served as the title for a famous Fitzgerald story.
A diamond … as big as your fourth fingernail —Gerald Kersch
Diamond pinkie rings sputtering like neon on his manicured fingers —Jonathan Valin
Diamonds as big as grapes —Louis Adamic
Diamonds as big as potatoes —Henry James
Diamonds flashed … like drops of frozen light —Paige Mitchell
Earrings tiny as pinheads —Richard Ford
A medallion that could have anchored the Queen Mary —William Mcllvanney
Necklace … flashed like summer lightning —Anais Nin
Pearl … shaped like the full moon, and whiter than the morning star —Oscar Wilde
(Wedding) ring … pink gold like the morning light —Anon
Rubies as big as hen’s eggs, and sapphires that were like gloves with lights inside them —F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rubies like cherries, sapphires like grapes —Isak Dinesen
Rubies like headlights —Philip Levine
She was encrusted with jewels like a Maharini —MacDonald Harris

Thesaurus

Noun

jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)jewelleryadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnessbead - a small ball with a hole through the middlebijou - a small and delicately worked piecebling, bling bling - flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling"bangle, bracelet - jewelry worn around the wrist for decorationclip - an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dresscufflink - jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirtearring - jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobejewel, precious stone, gem - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelrynecklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garmentring, band - jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"tie clip - a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in placegemstone, gem, stone - a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"

Translations

珠宝类

jewelry

→ 珠宝类zhCN

I'd like to put my jewelry in the safe (US)
I would like to put my jewellery in the safe (UK) → 我想把珠宝放入保险柜

jewelry

jewelry,

personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion.

The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ringring,
small ornamental hoop usually worn on finger or thumb, but it may be attached to the ear or the nose. Finger rings made of bronze, gold, and silver from the period c.2600–1500 B.C. have been found in the Indus valley in India; in Egypt rings from c.1600 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. , pinpin.
One of the earliest human artifacts, pins were at first made of thorns, bone, or wood and were used as clothing fasteners, hairpins, and meat skewers. These long, single-shaft pins were early imitated in metal and were often tipped with ornamental knobs.
..... Click the link for more information. , and earringearring,
a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive tribes distort the lobe with plugs several inches in diameter or with heavy stones.
..... Click the link for more information. . Its use antedates clothing, and it has been made of a variety of materials including berries, nuts, seeds, perforated stones, feathers, hair, teeth, bone, shells, ivory, and metals. Although bronze and silver have been used by primitive peoples and in modern handwrought jewelry, gold has usually been the preferred metal. Jewelry has been decorated by engraving, embossing, etching, and filigree, and by application of enamel, mosaic, gemsgem,
commonly, a mineral or organic substance, cut and polished and used as an ornament. Gems also are used as seals (items of assurance) and as talismans (good-luck charms). For birthstones, see month.
..... Click the link for more information. , semiprecious stones, and glass.

The Ancient World

The wearing of jewelry has very ancient roots. The oldest examples discovered to date are about 75,000 old. Found in a cave in S Africa in 2004, they consist of pea-sized pierced shell beads that were probably strung into a necklace or bracelet. Other African beads have been found dating back some 45,000 years. In the ancient world, the art of jewelry making reached an elaborate development in East Asia with its wealth of precious stones and pearls. Egyptian relics also show a rare craftsmanship. The jewelry is largely emblematic, very colorful, and displays lotus flower and scarab motifs. Beads were used extensively, as in broad collars, and were often used for bartering. Armlets and anklets were also worn.

The Greeks were highly expert goldsmiths and preferred exquisitely wrought ornaments of metal unadorned with color. After 400 B.C. precious stones were set in gold; later the cameo was used. Roman jewelry, although based on Greek and Etruscan forms, was massive and valued rather for precious stones and cameos than for artistic settings. Ropes of pearls were especially prized. Byzantine jewelry, influenced by East Asia and lavish in color and design, was of composite Greek and Roman styles.

The Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century

Jewelry of the Middle Ages was massive; large brooches and girdles predominated. Amber was worn as a protection against evil spirits. After 1300 glass beads were used. The Renaissance brought a transformation in the art of the jeweler; noted artists and architects often designed or even rendered pieces of jewelry. Jewelry was splendid with enamel and precious stones; heavy gold link chains, jeweled collars, and the necklace with pendant were worn by both men and women. Jewelry, worn to excess, became overcrowded with stones, to the neglect of the design and setting. By the late 17th cent. the goldsmith and enameler gave way before the lapidary and mounter. A process of making imitation pearls was first discovered in 1680; thereafter, ropes of pearls became highly popular for women.

The Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

In the late 18th cent. the fashion for decorative buttons, watches, and snuff boxes almost superseded the wearing of jewelry. After 1800 the bracelet, which had dwindled (c.1500) in importance with the ruffed and cuffed long sleeve, was again in favor. The 19th cent. also saw the revival of the cameo and the introduction of the watch and chain and sets of jewelry. With the introduction of factory-made ornaments, artistry of workmanship declined. In the 20th cent. platinum became popular for settings. Costume jewelry, which followed the rapidly changing fashions in dress, was introduced (by Gabrielle ChanelChanel, Coco
(Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel) , 1883–1971, French fashion designer b. Saumur. She established a millinery shop in Deauville in 1909, founded her first house of couture there in 1913, and opened in Paris in 1914.
..... Click the link for more information. ), as was the wristwatch. There was a renewal of enthusiasm for handwrought pieces during the craft revival of the 1960s in the United States.

Bibliography

See F. Rogers and A. Beard, 5,000 Years of Gems and Jewelry (1940); J. Evans, A History of Jewelry: 1100–1870 (2d ed. 1970); A. Mason, An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewellery (1974); P. Dormer and R. Turner, The New Jewelry (1986); H. Tait, ed., Jewelry: Seven Thousand Years (1987); G. Egger, Generations of Jewelry: 15th–20th Centuries (1988); G. Daniels, Folk Jewelry of the World (1989).

Jewelry

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Most modern Witches wear occult jewelry, especially that which points to their religious beliefs. Some do not wear any jewelry while others seem to overindulge,

with a ring (or two) on each finger and thumb, and layers of necklaces and pendants. But whatever the preference for everyday wear, there are certain items of jewelry that are called for in rituals.

The requirements/suggestions for each tradition differ, so we will first look at the Gardnerian tradition as a typical example. In that denomination of Wicca, all wear a necklace of some sort in the ritual circle to symbolize the circle of rebirth, since one of the primary beliefs in Wicca is a belief in reincarnation. This can be any type of necklace, but traditionally the Witch's necklace is of amber and/or jet. The coven members may also, if they wish, wear a ring or two, although an overabundance is discouraged. The High Priestess wears a wide, silver bracelet as a sign of rank. This is decorated with certain Wiccan signs and symbols. The High Priest does not wear anything special, although at the Samhain Rite, he dons a horned helmet as representative of the god.

In Gardnerian Wicca, there is another position that may be attained by a High Priestess. If she has been leading her coven for some years, she has probably had one or more of her Third Degree Witches (Gardnerian has a degree system) break away to form their own covens, as offshoots of her own. This makes that original High Priestess a Witch Queen, or Queen of the Sabbat. To show that she holds that position, she wears a crown—a band of silver with a silver crescent moon at the front—and a garter. The garter is of green leather—often snakeskin—lined with blue silk. On it there is a silver buckle representing her own coven, and another buckle for each coven that has sprung from hers. The jewels of a Witch Queen—necklace, ring(s), bracelet, crown, and garter—are called her bigghes (jewels). The High Priest of a Witch Queen is known as a Magus, and he wears a gold bracelet, again marked with certain Wiccan signs.

As noted, there are many different denominations of Wicca, and not all follow the same guidelines where jewelry is concerned. There are some groups where all High Priestesses wear crowns and some where all female Witches wear silver bracelets. The Farrars speak of covens where all the women wear garters and say that a High Priestess doesn't become a Witch Queen until she has three buckles (her own coven plus two more) on it. There is no right and wrong in these different traditions, other than what may or may not be done within each particular tradition.

Jewelry

(dreams)The meaning of this dream depends on your current concerns. Jewelry is usually a representation of materialistic values. Gender differences imply that for a man this dream symbolizes material wealth and for a woman, love. Careful analysis requires answering the following questions: What type of jewelry it is? Is it genuine or costume? How did you react to it and in what way was it important in the dream?

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The Ancient World

The Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

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noun an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

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