Words / A2

JOO-uh-lree/ˈdʒuːəlri/

Jewellery is rings, necklaces, earrings, and similar things you wear: wear jewellery, gold jewellery, a jewellery box. British spelling is jewellery; American is jewelry. Jewel is one stone; jewellery is the group. Valuable jewellery should be kept safe. Uncountable: not “a jewellery” — say a piece of jewellery.

Meaning

Decorative things you wear, such as rings and necklaces.

Examples

• “She keeps her jewellery in a small box.”
• “She took off her jewellery before swimming.”
• “The market stall sold cheap silver jewellery.”

Good to know

a piece of jewellery (uncountable). British: jewellery. American: jewelry. One stone: jewel.

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