Word Meanings - BEJEWEL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.

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• BEJEWEL
  To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.
• HANDSPRING
  A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
• JEWELRY
  1. The art or trade of a jeweler. Cotgrave. 2. Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry.
• ORNAMENTAL
  Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.
• HANDSOMELY
  Carefully; in shipshape style. (more info) 1. In a handsome manner.
• HANDSEL
  1. To give a handsel to. 2. To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally. No contrivance of our body, but some good man in Scripture hath handseled it with prayer. Fuller.
• JEWELER
  One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments. Jeweler's gold. See under Gold.
• JEWEL
  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
• HANDSOMENESS
  The quality of being handsome. Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the mere imaginative. Hare.
• HANDSPIKE
  A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
• JEWELLERY
  See BURKE
• HANDSOME
  -some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, 1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons. That they be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about. Robynson . For
• HANDSAW
  A saw used with one hand.
• ORNAMENTER
  One who ornaments; a decorator.
• ORNAMENTALLY
  By way of ornament.
• SPANGLE
  1. A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress. 2. Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless. "The rich spangles that adorn the sky." Waller. Oak spangle. See under Oak.
• SPANGLER
  One who, or that which, spangles.
• ORNAMENT
  That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments.
• ORNAMENTATION
  1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented. 2. That which ornaments; ornament. C. Kingsley.
• JEWELWEED
  See IMPATIENS
• UNHANDSOME
  1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely. Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome. Shak. I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular . . . in the globe. Woodward. 2. Wanting noble
• BOTH-HANDS
  A factotum. He is his master's both-hands, I assure you. B. Jonson.
• BESPANGLE
  To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering. The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops. Cowper.
• STAR-SPANGLED
  Spangled or studded with stars. Star-spangled banner, the popular name for the national ensign of the United States. F. S. Key.