Translate jewel | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of jewel
noun
a precious stone, typically a single crystal or a piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral, cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament. (usually
jewels)
an ornament or piece of jewelry containing precious stones. a hard precious stone used as a bearing in a watch, compass, or other device. a very pleasing or valued person or thing; a very fine example:she was a jewel of a nurse
