jewelry
pronunciation
How to pronounce jewelry in British English:
UK [ˈdʒuːəlri]
How to pronounce jewelry in American English:
US [ˈdʒuːəlri]
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- Noun:
- an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
Word Origin
- jewelry (n.)
- late 14c., juelrye "precious ornaments, jewel work," from Old French juelerye, from jouel (see jewel). In modern use it can be analyzed as jewel + -ery or jeweler + -y (1). Also jewellery. The longer is the commercial & popular form, the shorter the rhetorical & poetic. [Fowler]
Example
- 1. It then sold the metal to jewelry makers .
- 2. They 're hardly the brightest jewels in the jewelry box .
- 3. Replace simple jewelry with more ornate pieces .
- 4. Gift meaning of jewelry is important .
- 5. Both she and montereale say the premier gave them jewelry .