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Crown Jewels

Definition: Crown Jewels

Crown Jewels

Noun

1. Regalia (jewellery and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Crosswords: Crown Jewels

English words defined with "crown jewels": crown jewellock-up optionscorched-earth policyTower of London. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Crown Jewels

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Crown jewels are those that belong to the sovereign and pass to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. They usually include one or more crownss, scepters, orbs, swords, and/or ringss. The crown jewels of England are kept in the Tower of London (External link to Crown Jewels webpage); those of Scotland (the "Honours of Scotland") are kept in Edinburgh Castle. They are popular tourist attractions.

On May 9, 1671 Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower. He was immediately caught because he was too drunk to run with the loot. He later was condemned to death for his actions but was mysteriously pardoned, exiled and given a pension by King Charles II.

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The "Imperial Regalia," the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire, are in the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, Austria.

The crown jewels of Denmark are on display at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen.

What is left of the crown jewels of France are on display in the Louvre in Paris.

The crown jewels of Hungary are on display in the Parliament Building in Budapest.

The crown jewels of Ethiopia are in Axum.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Crown Jewels."

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Modern Usage: Crown Jewels

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Crown Jewels (1918)

The Theft of the Crown Jewels (1914)

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Commercial Usage: Crown Jewels

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  • Crown Jewels (reference)

  • Crown Jewels of Thoroughbred Racing: Original Paintings (reference)

  • The San Juan Islands: Crown Jewels of the Pacific Coast (reference)

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Modern Translation: Crown Jewels

Language Translations for "crown jewels"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

korunovaèní klenoty (regalia). (various references)

   

Manx

  

cliejeenyn ny crooiney. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

owncray ewelsjay

   

Turkish

  

saray mücevherleri. (various references)

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Anagrams: Crown Jewels

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-j-l-n-o-r-s-w-w"

-3 letters: encloser, ensorcel.

-4 letters: cloners, cornels, crenels, creoles, crewels, enclose, encores, necrose, scowler.

-5 letters: censer, censor, ceorls, cloner, clones, closer, clowns, cornel, cowers, creels, crenel, creole, cresol, crewel, crones, crowns, encore, enrols, erenow, escrow, jewels, leones, loners, lowers, nerols, newels, owners, recons, renews, resewn, resole, resown, rowels, rowens, screen, secern, slower, worsen, wowser.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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