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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There's the jewel box that is Passalacqua, which in 2023, was ranked the best hotel in the world.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
With its Belle Époque architecture and ideally located on the famous Promenade des Anglais, Hotel West End is a jewel box of a hotel.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
In a city as beautiful as Florence, which feels equal parts like a Renaissance jewel box and a vibrant living city, a room with a view (as in E.M. Forster’s immortal novel of the same name, based in the very same place) feels not just desirable, but essential.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2025
The city’s hotel scene is just as varied, with properties ranging from a maximalist jewel box in North Park to a modern hideaway that occupies a 1920s-era YMCA building.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
With its Belle Époque architecture and ideally located on the famous Promenade des Anglais, Hotel West End is a jewel box of a hotel.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
In a city as beautiful as Florence, which feels equal parts like a Renaissance jewel box and a vibrant living city, a room with a view (as in E.M. Forster’s immortal novel of the same name, based in the very same place) feels not just desirable, but essential.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2025
The city’s hotel scene is just as varied, with properties ranging from a maximalist jewel box in North Park to a modern hideaway that occupies a 1920s-era YMCA building.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for jewel box
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“Jewel box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewel%20box. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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