iuell

Noun

jewel (plural jewels)

1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
   • Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
3. (figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
   • Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
4. A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
6. (slang) The clitoris.
   • The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.2008, Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas

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