jewellery
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the word jewel, which was anglicized from the Old French jouel, and beyond that, to the Vulgar Latin word *jocale (“graceful object”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, US) enPR: jo͞oʹəlrē IPA(key): /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/
- (alternate UK pronunciation) enPR: jo͞oʹələrē IPA(key): /ˈdʒuːələɹi/
- (nonstandard) enPR: jo͞oʹlərē IPA(key): /ˈdʒuːləɹi/ (this pronunciation gives rise to the Cockney rhyming slang tomfoolery)
Noun[edit]
jewellery (usually uncountable, plural jewelleries)
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
-
1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Fate of the Artemis[1]:
- “[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared. […]”
- She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.
-
Synonyms[edit]
- tom (Cockney rhyming slang), tomfoolery (Cockney rhyming slang); see also Wikisaurus:jewelry
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
personal ornamentation
|
|
