jewelry
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.
Origin of jewelry
1- Also especially British, jew·el·ler·y .
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How to use jewelry in a sentence
There is also insurance for specific items such as jewelry, art, and computers.
The company’s founder, a film producer, is facing claims that he misappropriated money raised in the offering to buy a Ferrari, a million-dollar home, diamond jewelry and other luxury goods.
Rapper T.I. to pay $75,000 fine for promoting fraudulent initial coin offering | Verne Kopytoff | September 11, 2020 | FortuneTiffany offered a rare opportunity to gain a major brand in the jewelry market, which remains largely splintered among artisanal manufacturers, while other global names like Richemont’s Cartier are already owned by competitors.
It’s a truly unique and beautifully curated home decor, jewelry, and gift shop.
Over the course of a few years, PremiumRetailWebsite, an online store for jewelry, has developed from a sideshow to the main sales channel, outperforming the brick and mortar showrooms it was supposed to merely support.
Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight | Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sharply tailored blazer and weighty jewelry that cling to her body hints at the dominant personality she possesses.
Instead, he made a pick up of jewelry and watches worth nearly $2 million.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York | John Surico | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFive months later, $60,000 in cash was taken from a nearby jewelry repair shop.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York | John Surico | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd what that left was the jewelry and the stack of black chips and the girl who worked nights for a living.
The Stacks: Pete Dexter on What It’s Like to Lose the Knack of Having Fun | Pete Dexter | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe safe in my study was forced open, and three thousand francs and some valuable jewelry were stolen.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeShe was dressed in her brightest skirt and fairly shone with the abundance of cheap jewelry she wore.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeA conspicuous traveling dress is in very bad taste, and jewelry or ornaments of any kind are entirely out of place.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyAbove all, never wear jewelry, (unless it be your watch,) or flowers; they are both in excessively bad taste.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyWearing apparel, furniture, jewelry, even legal expenses incurred in regaining her conjugal rights have been included.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
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