bejeweled

adjective

be·​jew·​eled bi-ˈjü-əld 

-ˈjüld,

bē-,

 also  -ˈju̇ld

variants or bejewelled

: ornamented with or as if with jewels

a bejeweled crown

Packed with recipes and bejeweled with colorful pictures …

—Claire Hopley

: wearing jewels

… a jostling crowd of bejeweled women pinching noontime flutes of Champagne.

—Andrew Rice

Examples of bejeweled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tiera Kennedy who coins herself as an R&B country artist made a statement in a black blazer that was emblazoned with bejeweled florals, a cowboy hat, and leather knee-high boots. —Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024

Phillips’s latest auction is something of a bejeweled masterpiece. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024

The egg opens to reveal a bejeweled octopus nested inside. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024

In a photo shared to Hawkin’s Instagram, Berkley literally shines with a bejeweled smokey eye, complete with silver eyeshadow, wispy eyelashes and light-catching gemstones across her eyelids, done by makeup artist Kathleen Karridene, who was tagged in the post. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024

Page was seen chatting with David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo, who’d changed into a bejeweled Balmain coat, while Dynevor talked to Edgar Wright. —Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024

Former New York Republican Rep. George Santos, ejected by fellow lawmakers from the House in December, turned up Thursday night at President Biden's State of the Union speech wearing a bejeweled collar. —Brian Mann, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024

Jamie Hawkesworth / Courtesy of The Row The ole’ ball and chain at Alexander McQueen Courtesy of Alexander McQueen A little bejeweled tiger at Luar. —Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024

In 1997 the multi-hyphenate entertainer would go on to star in Selena, wearing various recreations of the late singer’s on-stage looks—among them a strappy bejeweled bralette and matching leggings in red, black and white. —Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined above