costume jewelry
noun
: jewelry designed for wear with current fashions and usually made of inexpensive materials
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Experience The New Museum of Costume Jewelry Founded by local collector Sharon Ryback, the Museum of Costume Jewelry showcases over 300 pieces of 20th-century costume jewelry.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
But one couple in particular stands out: A traveling costume jewelry salesman, Lars Thorwald, and his nagging, bedridden wife.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The vintage Valentino purses with the feathers and estate jewelry, costume jewelry.
—Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
The effect of a chunky gold costume jewelry necklace or a Victorian cocktail ring is transformative—drawing the eye of curious magpies and average onlookers to tell a story as unique as a gemstone or antique setting itself.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 May 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
But one couple in particular stands out: A traveling costume jewelry salesman, Lars Thorwald, and his nagging, bedridden wife.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The vintage Valentino purses with the feathers and estate jewelry, costume jewelry.
—Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
The effect of a chunky gold costume jewelry necklace or a Victorian cocktail ring is transformative—drawing the eye of curious magpies and average onlookers to tell a story as unique as a gemstone or antique setting itself.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for costume jewelry
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“Costume jewelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costume%20jewelry. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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