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Jewel \Jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeweled}, or {Jewelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Jeweling}, or {Jewelling}.]
To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a
sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to
bejewel.
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The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew.
--M. Arnold.
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Jewel \Jew"el\ (j[=u]"[e^]l or j[udd]"[e^]l), n. [OE. juel,
jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie
joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.]
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1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and
having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
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Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of rich and exquisite form. --Shak.
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2. A precious stone; a gem. --Shak.
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3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious
thing. "Our prince (jewel of children)." --Shak.
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4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a
crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
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{Jewel block} (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard,
through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.
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