bejewel

English

Etymology

From be- (“on, about, all over”) +‎ jewel.

Verb

bejewel (third-person singular simple present bejewels, present participle bejewelling or bejeweling, simple past and past participle bejewelled or bejeweled)

  1. To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
    • 2002, Cassandra Hayes, Black Enterprise Guide to Building Your Career:
      Men should remove any earrings. Hands are the only areas where rings of any sort should appear. Ditch any eyebrow, lip, or nose rings until after work. Also, do not use this occasion to bejewel yourself in all your finery.
    • 2017, Rebecca Wagner Oettinger, Music as Propaganda in the German Reformation:
      They bejewel each other beautifully to promote their evil cause.

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