Meaning of Jewellery | Babel Free
ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹiDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“The jewellery was very expensive in that shop⟳.”
“She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.”
““[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]””
“The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string). Any special items on the string other than the pipe itself are referred to as "jewellery". These can be any number⟳ of things, from down-hole motors to mandrels and radioactive sources for survey purposes.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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