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.Jew"el (jū"ĕl or jû"ĕl),
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.