jewelry

[ joo-uh l-ree, jool-ree ]

/ ˈdʒu əl ri, ˈdʒul ri /

articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.

any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.

Also especially British, jew·el·ler·y.

Origin of jewelry

1300–50; Middle English juelrie < Anglo-French juelerie, equivalent to juel jewel + -erie -ery

jewelry Jewry jury

Large showy ornaments, by way of jewellery, are exceedingly ungenteel.

The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners |Eliza Leslie
Like his partner, Crouch, he seems to have been fond of display in the matter of jewellery.

The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 |James Blake Bailey
Neither she nor Dick lost any jewellery, though they possessed a little with which they had not had the courage to part.

The Second Latchkey |Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
These equally well serve to illustrate details of jewellery and dress.

Jewellery |H. Clifford Smith,

The different classes of jewellery during every period all bear a distinct relationship of style.

Jewellery |H. Clifford Smith,

jewellery

/ (ˈdʒuːəlrɪ) /

objects that are worn for personal adornment, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, etc, considered collectively

the art or business of a jeweller