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jewellery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dʒʋɛl(lə)ri/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)ləɹi/ (nonstandard) this pronunciation gives rise to the Cockney rhyming slang tomfoolery
• (US) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/ (US, also)
• /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
   • She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.
   • The jewellery was very expensive in that shop.
   • “[…] 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.[…]” 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Fate of the Artemis”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
2. (informal, qualifier:oil industry, uncountable, usually) Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe.
   • The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string). Any special items on the string other than the pipe itself are referred to as "jewellery". These can be any number of things, from down-hole motors to mandrels and radioactive sources for survey purposes. 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44:
3. (uncountable, usually) The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery

Forms

Deriveds

Jewellery Quarter

Relateds

chewelry · jeweler · jewel · costume jewellery · jewellery armoire · jeweller

Synonyms

bling · bling-bling · tom · tomfoolery

Translations (98)

bg на́кити (personal ornamentation) · gl xoia (personal ornamentation) · ro bijuterii (personal ornamentation) · sv smycke (personal ornamentation) · ml ആഭരണം (personal ornamentation) · vi đồ nữ trang (personal ornamentation) · cs klenoty (personal ornamentation) · el κοσμήματα (personal ornamentation) · kw gemweyth (personal ornamentation) · de Schmuck (personal ornamentation) · th อัญมณี (personal ornamentation) · hy ոսկեղեն (personal ornamentation) · ko 보석류 (personal ornamentation) · mi whakapīwari (personal ornamentation) · my လက်ဝတ်လက်စား (personal ornamentation) · cy gemwaith (personal ornamentation) · fa-ira جَواهِر (personal ornamentation) · nv ílį́įgo naalyéhé (personal ornamentation) · he תַּכְשִׁיט (personal ornamentation) · es joyas (personal ornamentation) · tl alahas (personal ornamentation) · tg заргарӣ (personal ornamentation) · ko 주얼리 (personal ornamentation) · et ehted (personal ornamentation) · mk накит (personal ornamentation) · yue 首飾 /首饰 (personal ornamentation) · ur جَواہِر (personal ornamentation) · es joyería (personal ornamentation) · fr bijoux (personal ornamentation) · uk ювелі́рні ви́роби (personal ornamentation) · ps ګاڼه (personal ornamentation) · az zinət əşyaları (personal ornamentation) · sk klenoty (personal ornamentation) · la ōrnāmentum (personal ornamentation) · my လက်ဝတ်ရတနာ (personal ornamentation) · cmn 首飾 /首饰 (personal ornamentation) · gl aderezo (personal ornamentation) · he תַּכְשִׁיטִים (personal ornamentation) · fi korut (personal ornamentation) · tr mücevherat (personal ornamentation) · hu ékszer (personal ornamentation) · sl nakit (personal ornamentation) · fr joaillerie (personal ornamentation) · ja ジュエリー (personal ornamentation) · az cəvahirat (personal ornamentation) · fa-ira جَواهِرات (personal ornamentation) · be аздо́бы (personal ornamentation) · mr दागदागिने (personal ornamentation) · bo རྒྱན་ཆ (personal ornamentation) · sh nákit (personal ornamentation) · tr ziynet (personal ornamentation) · mr दागिने (personal ornamentation) · vi đồ châu báu (personal ornamentation) · az qızıl-gümüş (personal ornamentation) · ru бижуте́рия (personal ornamentation) · uk біжуте́рія (personal ornamentation) · es joyeles (personal ornamentation) · be ювелі́рныя вы́рабы (personal ornamentation) · sk šperky (personal ornamentation) · pt joalheria (personal ornamentation) · kk зергерлік бұйымдар (personal ornamentation) · hi गहना (personal ornamentation) · es alhaites (disused) (personal ornamentation) · ckb خشڵ (personal ornamentation) · uk ювелі́рні прикра́си (personal ornamentation) · it gioielleria (personal ornamentation) · uz javohirot (personal ornamentation) · pl biżuteria (personal ornamentation) · ur جَواہِرات (personal ornamentation) · pt joias (personal ornamentation) · be біжутэ́рыя (personal ornamentation) · bg бижуте́рия (personal ornamentation) · ru ювели́рные изде́лия (personal ornamentation) · hi आभूषण (personal ornamentation) · bg бижу́та (personal ornamentation) · ps جواهر (personal ornamentation) · ps کالي (personal ornamentation) · da smykker (personal ornamentation) · ko 장신구 (personal ornamentation) · as গহনা (personal ornamentation) · uk прикра́си (personal ornamentation) · ar مُجَوْهَرَات (personal ornamentation) · it bigiotteria (personal ornamentation) · az zərgərlik məmulatları (personal ornamentation) · ru украше́ния (personal ornamentation) · yi צירונג (personal ornamentation) · vi đồ kim hoàn (personal ornamentation) · cs šperky (personal ornamentation) · tg ҷавоҳирот (personal ornamentation) · ru драгоце́нности (personal ornamentation) · sh на́кит (personal ornamentation) · nl sieraad (personal ornamentation) · ja 宝飾品 (personal ornamentation) · cmn 珠寶 /珠宝 (personal ornamentation) · mi taonga whakarākei (personal ornamentation) · mr जडजवाहिर (personal ornamentation) · lo ຖະໜິມ (personal ornamentation) · es alhajas (personal ornamentation)