Definition of jewelry
: jewels; especially : objects of precious metal often set with gems and worn for personal adornment
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Examples of jewelry in a Sentence
a store that sells jewelry
Recent Examples of jewelry from the Web
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This year’s vendors include creators of jewelry, silk screening, drawings, paintings, interactive art, woodwork, sculpture, pottery, custom designs, ceramics, photography, bow ties, tattoos, milagro art from Mexico, and more.
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His wife picked up from zero to $1,824 a month from babysitting, and from selling jewelry, clothing and flowers.
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The Presidents of the United States of America, rap and hip-hop artists, and clothing and jewelry designers.)
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Nordstrom, once her biggest retailer, stopped selling Trump shoes and apparel, while the even swankier Neiman Marcus dropped her jewelry.
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Makarios confirmed that the assailants stole the women’s jewelry and his contention that the men were ordered off the bus before being killed was also confirmed by a video clip purportedly in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
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Makarios confirmed that the assailants stole the women's jewelry and his statement that the men were ordered off the bus before being killed was confirmed by a video clip purportedly in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, according to the AP.
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According to police reports, Sullivan left Wal-Mart, 555 E. Townline Road, without paying for $9.76 worth of jewelry.
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Jewelry is as close as some people get to anything eternal.
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Did You Know?
Objects designed for the adornment of the body are called jewelry. While modern jewelry is made of gold, silver, or platinum, often with precious or semiprecious stones, it evolved from shells, animal teeth, and other items used as body decoration in prehistoric times. Over the centuries it came to be a sign of social or religious rank, and in Renaissance Italy, jewelry-making reached the status of a fine art. By the 19th century, industrialization brought jewelry within the reach of the middle class. Firms opened by such jewelers as Carl Fabergé and Louis Comfort Tiffany achieved great success by making fine jewelry for the wealthy.
Origin and Etymology of jewelry
see 1jewel
First Known Use: 14th century
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JEWELRY Defined for English Language Learners
jewelry
playDefinition of jewelry for English Language Learners
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: decorative objects (such as rings, necklaces, and earrings) that people wear on their body
JEWELRY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of jewelry for Students
: ornamental pieces (as rings or necklaces) worn on the body
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