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jewelry (n.)

late 14c., juelrye "precious ornaments, jewel work," from Old French juelerye, from jouel (see jewel). In modern use it probably is a new formation and can be analyzed as jewel + -ery or jeweler + -y (1). Also jewellery. "The longer is the commercial & popular form, the shorter the rhetorical & poetic" [Fowler].

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Definitions of jewelry from WordNet

jewelry (n.)
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems);
Synonyms: jewellery
From wordnet.princeton.edu