1. [n]  a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
2. [n]  a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
3. [v]  adorn or decorate with jewels

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1. \Jew"el\, n. [OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F.
   joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.]
   1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and
      having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
            Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and
            exquisite form.                       --Shak.
   2. A precious stone; a gem. --Shak.
   3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious
      thing. ``Our prince (jewel of children).'' --Shak.
   4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a
      crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
   {Jewel block} (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard,
      through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.
   

2. \Jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeweled}, or {Jewelled}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Jeweling}, or {Jewelling}.]
   To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a
   sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.
      The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. --M.
                                                  Arnold.