jewellery

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jewellery

/ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/
/ˈd͡ʒʊ-/ US, also
/ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)ləɹi/ nonstandard
/dʒʋɛl(lə)ri/ South Asia

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Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery.

noun jewelleries · jewelry

uncountable, usually Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. The jewellery was very expensive in that shop.
Similar: bling, bling-bling, tom, tomfoolery
informal, uncountable, usually Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe. The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string). Any special items on the string other than the pipe itself are referred to as "jewellery". These can be any number of things, from down-hole motors to mandrels and radioactive sources for survey purpo
uncountable, usually The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery

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Closest in meaning: jewelry, jeweller, adornment, jeweler, bling, gem, jewel, store, junk, beaut, diamond, fast, precious, schmuck, kim, gemstones

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noun personal ornamentation

Español	joyería, joyas, alhajas, alhaites (disused), joyeles
한국어	보석류 boseongnyu, 주얼리 jueolli, 장신구 jangsin'gu
日本語	宝飾品 hōshokuhin, ジュエリー juerī
中文	首飾 /首饰 shǒushi, 珠寶 /珠宝 zhūbǎo
हिन्दी	आभूषण ābhūṣaṇ, गहना gahnā
Português	joias, joalheria
Français	joaillerie, bijoux
Deutsch	Schmuck
Italiano	gioielleria, bigiotteria
Ελληνικά	κοσμήματα kosmímata
Română	bijuterii
Русский	ювели́рные изде́лия juvelírnyje izdélija, драгоце́нности dragocénnosti, бижуте́рия bižutɛ́rija, украше́ния ukrašénija
Tiếng Việt	đồ châu báu, đồ nữ trang, đồ kim hoàn
العربية	مُجَوْهَرَات mujawharāt
עברית	תַּכְשִׁיט takhshítʿ, תַּכְשִׁיטִים takhshitʿim

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@misc{jewellery_2026,
  title = {jewellery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jewellery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}