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jewellery | attire |

As a noun jewellery

is (uk|australia|new zealand) collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

As a verb attire is

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jewellery

English

(wikipedia jewellery)

Etymology

From the word jewel, which was anglicized from the (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (US, Canada) jewelry

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (UK, Australia, New Zealand) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck?; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared. […]”}}
    She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.

    Synonyms

    * tom (Cockney rhyming slang''), tomfoolery (''Cockney rhyming slang ); see also

    Related terms

    * jewel * jeweler, jeweller

    attire

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
    • He was wearing his formal attire .
  • (heraldiccharge) The single horn of a deer or stag.

    • Verb

  • To dress or garb.
    • We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
    He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

    Anagrams

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