jewel

/ˈdʒuːəl/
noun
  1. A precious stone, such as a diamond or ruby, used in jewelry.
    • The crown was decorated with many bright jewels.
    • The museum displayed a collection of ancient jewels.
    • She wore a beautiful jewel around her neck.
  2. A person or thing that is very valuable, special, or admired.
    • This painting is the jewel of the entire collection.
    • That old book is a jewel of our library.
    • Her grandmother called her 'my little jewel'.
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verb
  1. To adorn or decorate with jewels or something like jewels.
    • The night sky was jeweled with stars.
    • She jeweled her costume with sparkling sequins.
    • The artist jeweled the box with tiny gems.
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