Jewel
- n. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
- n. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
- n. A precious stone; a gem.
- n. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.