jewelled

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jew·el

(jo͞o′əl)

a. A precious stone; a gem.

b. A small natural or artificial gem used as a bearing in a watch.

2. A costly ornament of precious metal or gems.

3. One that is treasured or esteemed.

tr.v. jew·eled, jew·el·ing, jew·els or jew·elled or jew·el·ling

1. To adorn with jewels.

2. To fit with jewels.

[Middle English juel, from Anglo-Norman, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, of play, from Latin iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

jewelled - covered with beads or jewels or sequins

gemmed, jeweled, sequined, spangled, spangly, beady

adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

Translations

مُزَيَّن بالجَواهِر

zdobený drahokamy

juvelbesat

felékszerezett

skreyttur gimsteinum

besatt med edelsteiner prydet med edelstener

zdobený drahokamami

kıymetli taşlarla süslü

用宝石装饰的

jewelled

jeweled (US) [ˈdʒuːəld] ADJ → adornado con piedras preciosas; [watch] → con rubíes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jewelled

[ˈdʒuːəld] jeweled (US) adj → orné(e) de pierreries

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jewelled

, (US) jeweled

adj → mit Juwelen (geh) → or Edelsteinen besetzt; watch → mit Steinen; fingers → mit Juwelen geschmückt

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jewelled

jeweled (Am) [ˈdʒuːəld] adj → ornato/a di pietre preziose

jewel

(ˈdʒuːəl) noun

a precious stone. rubies, emeralds and other jewels.

ˈjewelled , (American) ˈjeweled adjective

ornamented with jewels. a jewelled crown.

ˈjeweller , (American) ˈjeweler noun

a person who makes, or deals in, ornaments and other articles made of precious stones and metals.

ˈjewellery , (American) ˈjewelry noun

articles made or sold by a jeweller, and worn for personal adornment, eg bracelets, necklaces, brooches, rings etc.

References in classic literature ?

He loved to kneel down on the cold marble pavement and watch the priest, in his stiff flowered dalmatic, slowly and with white hands moving aside the veil of the tabernacle, or raising aloft the jewelled, lantern-shaped monstrance with that pallid wafer that at times, one would fain think, is indeed the "panis caelestis," the bread of angels, or, robed in the garments of the Passion of Christ, breaking the Host into the chalice and smiting his breast for his sins.

Henry II wore jewelled gloves reaching to the elbow, and had a hawk-glove sewn with twelve rubies and fifty-two great orients.

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Certain it is, that the poetry which flowed from him had a smack of all these dainties The sixth of the party was a young man of haughty mien, and sat somewhat apart from the rest, wearing his plumed hat loftily among his elders, while the fire glittered on the rich embroidery of his dress, and gleamed intensely on the jewelled pommel of his sword.