jewellery

noun
/ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi//ˈd͡ʒʊ-/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery.

  1. derived from juelerye
  2. inherited from juelrye

Definitions

  1. Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets,…

    Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

    • The jewellery was very expensive in that shop.
    • She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.
  2. Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe.

  3. The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at jewellery. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01jewellery02brooches03brooch04colour05standard06excellence07valuable

A definitional loop anchored at jewellery. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at jewellery

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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