bejewel

  • 1Bejewel — Be*jew el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bejeweled} or {Bejewelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bejeweling} or {Bejewelling}.] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. Bejeweled hands. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2bejewel — index embellish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3bejewel — (v.) 1550s, from BE (Cf. be ) + JEWEL (Cf. jewel). Related: Bejeweled …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4bejewel — [bē jo͞o′əl, bijo͞o′əl] vt. bejeweled or bejewelled, bejeweling or bejewelling to cover or decorate with or as with jewels …

    English World dictionary

  • 5bejewel — /bi jooh euhl/, v.t., bejeweled, bejeweling or (esp. Brit.) bejewelled, bejewelling. to adorn with or as if with jewels. [1550 60; BE + JEWEL] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6bejewel — verb To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems …

    Wiktionary

  • 7bejewel — Synonyms and related words: bead, beribbon, beset, bespangle, diamond, encrust, engrave, feather, figure, filigree, flag, flounce, flower, garland, gem, illuminate, jewel, paint, plume, ribbon, spangle, tinsel, wreathe …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8bejewel — v. adorn with jewels …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9bejewel — be·jewel …

    English syllables

  • 10bejewel — be•jew•el [[t]bɪˈdʒu əl[/t]] v. t. eled, el•ing or (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. to adorn with or as if with jewels • Etymology: 1550–60 …

    From formal English to slang