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Jewellery ˈdʒuːəlri Wear Noun Silver/Gold Lovely Pieces I

Word3 jewellery
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈdʒuːəlri/ /ˈdʒuːəlri/
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  • silver/gold jewellery
  • she has some lovely pieces of jewellery.
  • i don't wear jewellery of any kind.
  • she inherited the family jewellery.
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jewellery

(noun)/ˈdʒuːəlri/ /ˈdʒuːəlri/
  1. objects such as rings and necklaces that people wear as decoration
    • SEE ALSO costume jewellery
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/costume-jewellery
    • silver/gold jewellery
    • She has some lovely pieces of jewellery.
    • I don't wear jewellery of any kind.
    • She inherited the family jewellery.
    • The nurse asked her to remove all her jewellery.
    • a jewellery shop
    • a jewelry store

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French juelerie, from juelier ‘jeweller’, from joel, from jeu ‘game, play’, from Latin jocus ‘jest’.
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