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jewelly - n. & v. --n. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in watchmaking.
2 a personal ornament containing a jewel or jewels.
3 a precious person or thing. --v.tr. (jewelled, jewelling; US jeweled, jeweling)
1 (esp. as jewelled adj.) adorn or set with jewels.
2 (in watchmaking) set with jewels. jewel-fish a scarlet and green tropical cichlid fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus. jewelly adj. [ME f. AF juel, jeuel, OF joel, of uncert. orig.] |
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