Jewels

Definition of Jewels

1. Noun. (plural of jewel) ¹

2. Noun. (slang) Family jewels; testicles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jewels

1. jewel [v] - See also: jewel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jewels

Literary usage of Jewels

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"In 'The Danvers jewels' Colonel Mid- dleton relates the adventures of a bag of priceless jewels, which he is commissioned to carry from India to England, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The most noted historic diamond is the Koh-i- nur of the English Crown jewels. .... The celebrated blue diamond of the French Crown jewels, valued in 1791 ..."

3. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
"He will even steal for her the jewels which deck the image of the Virgin! Annoyed by Gennaro s attentions, the girl taunts him with his lack of enterprise, ..."

4. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1824)
"Prince Charles and the Duke of Buckingham to King James; for more JewelS. ... SIR I CONFESS that ye have sent mor jewels then (at my departure) I thought to ..."

5. Bulletin by National Electric Light Association (1911)
"Would like an expression of opinion from member companies who nsed diamond jewels in direct-current meters us to the advantages of the results obtained ..."

6. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1835)
"The jewels, he had no doubt, were the property of the Princess of Orange ; but he solemnly declared that he was not the thief, and knew nothing of the ..."

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