juweel

Definitions of juweel
  1. noun
    a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
    synonyms: bijou, edelgesteente, edelsteen, sieraad, steen
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    diamant
    a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
    robijn
    a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
    parel
    a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
    smaragd
    a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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    bijouterie, preciosa
    an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
  2. noun
    a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
    synonyms: halfedelsteen, siersteen
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    chrysoberil
    a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
    opaal
    a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
    amethist
    a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
    aquamarijn
    a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
    kattenoog, katteoog
    any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
    chalcedon
    a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
    chrysoliet, goudsteen
    a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
    diamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    smaragd
    a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
    jaspis
    an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
    azuursteen, blauwsteen, lazuur, lazuursteen
    an azure blue semiprecious stone
    adulaar, maansteen
    a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
    chrysoliet, goudsteen
    a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
    robijn
    a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
    saffier
    a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
    topaas
    a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone
    toermalijn
    a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
    turkoois, turquoise
    a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
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    bergkristal, kristal, kristalglas
    a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
  3. noun
    art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
    synonyms: edelsteen, schat, steen
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    kunst, kunstproduct, kunstprodukt, kunstuiting, kunstwerk
    the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  4. noun
    something of value
    synonyms: kleinood, pronkjuweel
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    edelmetaal
    any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
    Au, goud
    coins made of gold
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    schat
    accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
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