bejewel

[ bih-joo-uhl ]

verb (used with object),be·jew·eled, be·jew·el·ing or (especially British) be·jew·elled, be·jew·el·ling.
  1. to adorn with or as if with jewels.

Origin of bejewel

1
First recorded in 1550–60; be- + jewel

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How to use bejewel in a sentence

  • He saw the bejeweled turban of Umballa bend toward the girl, and it was hard to resist taking a pot at the man.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • With a wave of his fat bejeweled hand he appeared to dismiss the matter from his mind.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • Ankova transferred to his own belt the weapons of the corpse—his heavy pistol—his case of atomic grenades—his bejeweled war club.

  • I was paraded for the curiosity of empty-headed girls, outrageously dcollet and bejeweled.

    The Wasted Generation | Owen Johnson
  • We faced each other, my antagonist baring an arm which, despite the bejeweled hand, was to the full as big-muscled as my own.

    The Master of Appleby | Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for bejewel

bejewel

/ (bɪˈdʒuːəl) /


verb-els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
  1. (tr) to decorate with or as if with jewels

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