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Jew"el (j&ū;"ĕl or j&usuml_;"ĕl), 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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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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