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jewelry

especially British, ···

[joo-uhl-ree, jool-ree]

noun

  1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.

  2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jewelry1

1300–50; Middle English juelrie < Anglo-French juelerie, equivalent to juel jewel + -erie -ery
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Security footage captured inside a strip mall showed three male suspects casing a Simi Valley jewelry store days before it was burglarized last month for more than $3 million in jewelry and other valuables.

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“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” Brown wrote.

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Stepping above means spending more on finer tailoring and materials, but wealth doesn’t necessarily immunize people from the otherworldly allure of chunky jewelry.

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His first job, at 13, was soldering lead at a jewelry maker for 12 hours a day, breathing in the acrid fumes.

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Simi Valley business owner Jonathan Youssef raced to his modest jewelry and repair shop on Memorial Day morning, fearing the worst.

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