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jewel case

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jewel case, box
n
1. a box, usually ornamental, in which jewels are kept
2. a plastic case for a compact disc


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At the bottom of the circle, as if enclosed in a jewel case, sparkled for one instant two or three eruptive cones, like enormous dazzling gems.
I'll never forget how you lectured us all on causes and inferences and effects in the Bishopgate jewel case.
"I wish I knew where all these pretty things would go when Aunt March dies," she said, as she slowly replaced the shining rosary and shut the jewel cases one by one.
 
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