jewellery

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jewellery - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) jewelry 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"

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jewellery

noun jewels, treasure, gems, trinkets, precious stones, ornaments, finery, regalia beautiful jewellery and silverware

Translations

jewellery jewelry (US) [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ]

A. N → joyas fpl, alhajas fpl
a piece of jewellery → una joya

B. CPD jewellery box N → joyero m
jewelry store N (US) → joyería f

jewellery [ˈdʒuːəlri] jewelry (US) n → bijoux mpl
jewellery box n → boîte f à bijoux

jewellery, (US) jewelry

n → Schmuck m no pl; a piece of jewellery → ein Schmuckstück nt

jewellery jewelry (Am) [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ] n → gioielli mpl, gioie fpl
a piece of jewellery → un gioiello
jewellery box → (cofanetto) portagioie m inv

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jewellery jewelry (Am) [ˈdʒuːəlrɪ] n → gioielli mpl, gioie fpl
a piece of jewellery → un gioiello
jewellery box → (cofanetto) portagioie m inv