n. 珠宝, 贵重物, 镶珠宝的饰物

vt. 饰以珠宝, 镶以宝石

Jewel \Jew"el\ (j[=u]"[e^]l or j[udd]"[e^]l), n. [OE. juel,
jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie
joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.]
1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and
having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.

Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of rich and exquisite form. --Shak.

2. A precious stone; a gem. --Shak.

3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious
thing. ``Our prince (jewel of children).'' --Shak.

4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a
crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.

{Jewel block} (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard,
through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.


Jewel \Jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeweled}, or {Jewelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Jeweling}, or {Jewelling}.]
To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a
sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to
bejewel.

The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew.
--M. Arnold.