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Definition of Bejewelling
1. bejewel [v] - See also: bejewel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bejewelling
Literary usage of Bejewelling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the by John Henry Barrows (1893)
"In our estimates we ought certainly to allow as much time for the bejewelling of
a soul through the development of its powers, as we allow for the ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1896)
"His Majesty, however, had the feeling that the ducal buck would not object to
more elaborate bejewelling. He hoped that his " babie " would give the Duke ..."
3. Jack London and Hawaii by Charmian London (1918)
"... all brilliance of heaven bursts through, gilding and bejewelling the vivid-green
world. This date marks a vital readjustment in ship matters. ..."
4. The English Rock-garden by Reginald John Farrer (1919)
"... perhaps this judgment is not so harsh when they are seen bejewelling the
January days with little glowing sparks of colour upon the dead earth. ..."
5. The way of the woods: a manual for sportsmen in northeastern United States by Edward Breck (1908)
"The multiplying system and the balance handle are, with the exception of the
abominable automatic reels, most to blame, and no amount of bejewelling and ..."
6. Our Animal Friends: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1896)
"... distant woodland, and the common rail fence on which they were perched became
almost transfigured by its gorgeous bejewelling. I recall another picture. ..."
7. Caledonia: A Monthly Magazine of Literature, Antiquity, & Tradition Chiefly by Alexander Lowson (1895)
"X»wI shall deck you with flowers for your kindness ; " and he plucked a few sprigs
of the wild thyme bejewelling the edge of the pathway, and placing them ..."
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