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Definition: Jeweled |
JeweledAdjective1. Covered with beads or jewels or sequins. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "jeweled" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
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zh-cn:宝石 zh-tw:寶石Gemstone is a mineral, rock (as in lapis lazuli) or petrified material that when cut and polished is collectible or can be used in jewellery. Others are organic, such as amber (fossilised tree resin) and jet (a form of coal). Some beautiful gemstones are too soft or too fragile to be used in jewelry, for example, crystalline rhodochrosite, but are exhibited in museums and sought by collectors.
Some gemstones are manufactured to imitate other gemstones, for example cubic zirconia is a synthetic diamond substitute. The imitations copy the look and colour of the real stone but possess neither their chemical nor physical characteristics. However, synthetic gemstones are not necessarily imitation. For example, diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald can be manufactured in labs, which possess identical chemical and physical characteristics as the genuine article. Artificial corundums including ruby and sapphire are very common and they cost only a fraction of the natural stones. Artificial diamonds are manufactured as industrial abrasives. However, artificial diamonds in gemstone-quality on the other hand are still too costly to manufacture.
A selection of gemstone pebbles: made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotating drum. The biggest pebble here is 40 mm long (1.6 inches).
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A gemstone is prized especially for great beauty or perfection. Hence, appearance is almost the most important attribute of gemstones. Their beauty must also be able to stand the test of time; if a gemstone is scratched or crumbled, it loses its value instantly. Characteristics that make a stone beautiful or desirable are colour, unusual optical phenomena within the stone, an interesting inclusion such as a fossil, rarity and sometimes the shape of the natural crystal. It is unsurprising that diamond is prized highly as a gemstone, since it is the hardest substance known and is able to reflect light with fire and sparkle.
In the jewellery industry, gemstones are classified into precious stones and semi-precious stones. Only four types of gemstones are considered precious. They are:
There is a large number of semi-precious stones. These include:
- Diamond
- Ruby
- Sapphire
- Emerald
Artificial stones used as gem stones include:
- Agate
- Alexandrite
- Amethyst
- Aquamarine
- Beryl
- Citrine
- Garnet
- Olivine
- Opal
- Spinel
- Tanzanite
- Tiger's-eye
- Topaz
- Turquoise
- Tourmaline
- Zircon
Not technically stones, but used in the same capacity:
- Cubic zirconia
- Synthetic Corundum
Gemstones are described and differentiated by gemologists by certain technical specifications. First, what is it made of, its composition. Diamonds for example are made of carbon, rubies of Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3. Next, many gems are crystals which are classified by crystal system such as cubic or trigonal or monoclinic. Another term used is habit, the form the gem is usually found in, for example diamonds which have a cubic crystal system are often found as octahedrons.
- Amber
- Coral
- Jet
- Pearl
Gems come in different "varieties", for example corundum is found as ruby, and sapphires of various colors; diamond in various Types; beryl as emerald, aquamarine, bixbite (red), goshenite (colorless), heliodor (yellow), morganite (pink).
Gems have a certain refractive index, a certain dispersion, a certain specific gravity, a certain hardness, a certain cleavage, a certain fracture, a certain lustre. They may exhibit pleochroism of a certain sort, or double refraction to a certain degree and have an optic sign. They may have a certain luminescence and a distinctive absorption spectrum.
Certain material may be present as inclusions. And the gem may occur in certain locations, "occurrence." Gems from different locations may display different characteristics which may aid in identification.
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See also: List of mineralsSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gemstone."
Synonyms: JeweledSynonyms: beaded (adj), beady (adj), bejeweled (adj), bejewelled (adj), bespangled (adj), gemmed (adj), jewelled (adj), sequined (adj), spangled (adj), spangly (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Jeweled |
| English words defined with "jeweled": Carcanet ♦ Faberge ♦ Peter Carl Faberge. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "jeweled": adjuster and inspector, ASSEMBLER, WATCH TRAIN ♦ FINAL INSPECTOR, finishing inspector ♦ Garter, Girdle ♦ JEWEL STAKER, jewelry setter, Jewels ♦ MACHINE FEEDER ♦ STONE SETTER ♦ WATCH ASSEMBLER, watch inspector, final movement, watch-assembly inspector. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Unidentified complex of buildings, main building in form of a Greek cross flanked by two smaller buildings. Sketch site plan; Jeweled pendant also in form of Greek cross. Sketch. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Jeweled Box" by Erika Thorpe Commentary: "Another find at my aunt's antique store." |
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Expressions using "jeweled": beaded beady bejeweled bejewelled bespangled gemmed jeweled jewelled sequined spangled spangly ♦ jeweled movement. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "jeweled"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | mit Juwelen geschmückt. (various references) | |
Hungarian | köves (óraszerkezet) (jewelled), felékszerezett (jewelled), ékesített (jewelled). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 宝冠 (diadem, jeweled crown). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほうかん (diadem, flatterer, gunboat, jeweled crown, judge, professional jester, restoring to the emperor, superb or valuable book, visit to Korea). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eweledjay.(various references) | |
Spanish | joyado (jewelled). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | на каменях (jewelled), прикрашений коштовностями (jewelled). (various references) | |
Welsh | gemog (gemmed). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "jeweled": bejeweled, overbejeweled. (additional references) | |
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"Jeweled" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jeeped, Jewelle, Lewellen, Zewolde. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-j-l-w" | |
-2 letters: jewed, jewel, wedel. | |
-3 letters: dele, jeed, lewd, weed, weel, weld. | |
-4 letters: dee, del, dew, eel, eld, ewe, jee, jew, led, lee, wed, wee. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, el, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-e-j-l-w" | |
+1 letter: jewelled. | |
+2 letters: bejeweled, jewelweed. | |
+3 letters: bejewelled, jewelweeds. | |
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