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Definition of: jewel
(j
′əl) noun
1. A precious stone; gem, especially one set in precious metal.
2. Anything or rare excellence or special value.
3. A bit of precious stone, crystal, or glass used to form a durable bearing, as for a watch pivot.
4. One dearly beloved.
—v.t. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ling or ·el·ling To adorn with jewels; set jewels in. [<OF jouel, ult. <L jocus a joke, sport]
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