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jewellery
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jewellery US, jewelry [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) objects that are worn for personal adornment, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, etc., considered collectively
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) the art or business of a jeweller
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Noun1.jewellery - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)jewellery - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
bead - a small ball with a hole through the middle
bijou - a small and delicately worked piece
bling, bling bling - flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling"
bangle, bracelet - jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
clip - an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
cufflink - jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
earring - jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
jewel, precious stone, gem - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
necklace - 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 garment
ring, 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 place
gemstone, 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"

jewellery
noun jewels, treasure, gems, trinkets, precious stones, ornaments, finery, regalia beautiful jewellery and silverware
Translations
jewellery jewelry (US) [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ]
A. Njoyas fpl, alhajas fpl
a piece of jewelleryuna joya
B. CPD jewellery box Njoyero m
jewelry store N (US) → joyería f
jewellery [ˈdʒuːəlri] jewelry (US) nbijoux mpl
jewellery box nboîte f à bijoux
jewellery, (US) jewelry
nSchmuck m no pl; a piece of jewelleryein Schmuckstück nt
jewellery jewelry (Am) [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ] ngioielli mpl, gioie fpl
a piece of jewellery → un gioiello
jewellery box → (cofanetto) portagioie m inv


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