Jewel /(jū"ĕl [or] jṳ"ĕl)/

Jew·el

Jewel

n.
  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.
  2. A precious stone; a gem.
  3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
  4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.

Phrases & Compounds
Jewel block
block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.

Jewel

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Jeweled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeweling

  1. 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.