verb
Meaning 1
To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bejewel
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verb
Meaning 2
adorn or decorate with precious stones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- jeweled dresses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jewel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English jewel English bejewel From be- (“on, about, all over”) + jewel.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: osázet drahokamy — decorate with jewels
- German: mit Schmuck behängen — decorate with jewels
- German: verzieren — decorate with jewels
- Italian: ingioiellare — decorate with jewels
- Macedonian: опточува (optočuva) — decorate with jewels
- Spanish: alhajar — decorate with jewels
- Spanish: enjoyar — decorate with jewels