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Jewellery
//ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi// noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. uncountable, usually
"The jewellery was very expensive in that shop."
- 2 an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) wordnet
- 3 Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe. informal, uncountable, usually
"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."
- 4 The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery uncountable, usually
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery.
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