jewel

[ joo-uh l ]
/ ˈdʒu əl /

noun

verb (used with object), jew·eled, jew·el·ing or (especially British) jew·elled, jew·el·ling.

to set or adorn with jewels.

Origin of jewel

1250–1300; Middle English jouel juel < Anglo-French jeul, Old French jouel, joel < Vulgar Latin *jocāle plaything, noun use of neuter of *jocālis (adj.) of play, equivalent to Latin joc(us) joke + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM jewel

jew·el·like, adjective un·jew·eled, adjective un·jew·elled, adjective

Definition for jewel (2 of 2)

Jewel
[ joo-uh l ]
/ ˈdʒu əl /

noun

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for jewel

British Dictionary definitions for jewel

jewel
/ (ˈdʒuːəl) /

noun

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

(tr) to fit or decorate with a jewel or jewels

Derived forms of jewel

jewelled or US jeweled, adjective jewel-like, adjective

Word Origin for jewel

C13: from Old French jouel, perhaps from jeu game, from Latin jocus