jeweled
jeweled Lexical Profile
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• adjective
American Adorned, set, or encrusted with jewels or precious stones.
"The museum displayed a magnificent jeweled crown worn by the sixteenth-century monarch."
American Sparkling, gleaming, or richly colored in a manner resembling precious gems.
"Morning dew clung to the spiderweb in the garden, turning the delicate threads into a jeweled canopy."
American Fitted with synthetic or natural gem bearings to reduce friction in delicate moving parts (especially of a mechanical watch or clock movement).
"The master horologist repaired the vintage pocket watch, carefully cleaning its seventeen-jeweled movement."
Word Nuance & Usage
Spelled "jeweled" in American English and "jewelled" in British English.
• Rhymes for jeweled
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the noun "jewel" plus the suffix "-ed"; "jewel" derives via Old French "joel" from Vulgar Latin "jocale", meaning a plaything or source of joy, from Latin "jocus" (jest or pastime).