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<h1>Jewel</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"el</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jeweled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, or <er>Jewelled</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jeweling</er>, or <er>Jewelling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.</def><-- Most common p.p. = bejeweled, bejewelled -->

<blockquote>The long gray tufts . . . are <b>jeweled</b> thick with dew. <i>M. Arnold.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jeweler</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"el*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F.<ets>joaillier</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jeweller</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Jeweler's gold</col>. <cd>See under <er>Gold</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jewellery</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"el*ler*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Jewelry</er>.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<h1>Jewelry</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"el*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>joaillerie</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The art or trade of a jeweler.</def>

<i>Cotgrave.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Jewels, collectively; <as>as, a bride's <ex>jewelry</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Jewelweed</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"el*weed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Impatiens</er>.</def>

<h1>Jewess</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"ess</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>, <mord><tt>fem.</tt> of <er>Jew</er></mord>. <def>A Hebrew woman.</def>

<h1>Jewfish</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A very large serranoid fish (<spn>Promicrops itaiara</spn>) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also <altname>guasa</altname>, and <altname>warsaw</altname>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A similar gigantic fish (<spn>Stereolepis gigas</spn>) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The black grouper of Florida and Texas.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.</def>

<h1>Jewise</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jew*ise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Juise</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Jewish</h1> <Xpage=800>

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