jewel box
noun
1
: a small box or case designed to hold jewelry
2
: a thin plastic case for a CD or DVD
called also jewel case
3
: something (such as a theater) of exquisite or ornate design
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And a vodka-and-caviar server designed to cradle a 50-gram tin is both functional and fantastical, a jewel box for roe.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
An Air France lounge in Paris has rest-room suites with padded leather walls and blown-glass chandeliers, like a jewel box for bowel movements.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
From $172 per night. Perks: Air conditioning, indoor fireplace, safe, Wi-Fi, full kitchen, bikes
The Monroe feels like a jewel box in the heart of Charleston’s historic district.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
The jewel box–like property was created by combining a series of smaller hotels into this 32-room hideaway.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
An Air France lounge in Paris has rest-room suites with padded leather walls and blown-glass chandeliers, like a jewel box for bowel movements.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
From $172 per night. Perks: Air conditioning, indoor fireplace, safe, Wi-Fi, full kitchen, bikes
The Monroe feels like a jewel box in the heart of Charleston’s historic district.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
The jewel box–like property was created by combining a series of smaller hotels into this 32-room hideaway.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Jewel box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewel%20box. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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