Jewels and Jewelry

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  1. necklace
    jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
  2. bracelet
    jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
  3. earring
    jewelry to ornament the ear
  4. ring
    a toroidal shape
  5. anklet
    an ornament worn around the lower leg
  6. brooch
    a decorative pin
  7. pendant
    an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry
  8. choke
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
  9. bangle
    jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
  10. cufflink
    jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
  11. nose ring
    a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it
  12. hairpin
    a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
  13. tiara
    a jeweled, semicircular band worn on the head
  14. crown
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  15. armlet
    a band worn around the arm for decoration
  16. locket
    a small ornamental case usually worn on a necklace
  17. cameo
    engraving or carving in low relief on a stone
  18. medallion
    a round piece of metal given as an award or commemoration
  19. rosary
    a series of prayers counted using a string of beads
  20. prayer beads
    a string of beads used in counting prayers
  21. watch
    look attentively
  22. pocket watch
    a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
  23. headpiece
    a protective helmet for the head
  24. diamond
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  25. ruby
    a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  26. sapphire
    a precious transparent stone that is typically a rich blue
  27. emerald
    a green transparent form of beryl
  28. amethyst
    a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
  29. topaz
    a mineral in crystals of various colors used as a gemstone
  30. aquamarine
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  31. opal
    a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica
  32. pearl
    a smooth round structure in the shell of a clam or oyster
  33. garnet
    any of a group of hard glassy minerals used as gemstones
  34. peridot
    a pale green gemstone used as the birthstone for August
  35. turquoise
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  36. citrine
    semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
  37. tourmaline
    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
  38. morganite
    a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone
  39. jade
    a semiprecious gemstone that is usually green
  40. lapis lazuli
    a deep blue gemstone with tiny gold specks
  41. agate
    an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony
  42. onyx
    a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands
  43. moonstone
    a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster
  44. malachite
    a green mineral used for jewelry, ornaments, and copper ore
  45. coral
    a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs
  46. alexandrite
    a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
  47. spinel
    a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
  48. kunzite
    a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone
  49. zircon
    a common mineral occurring in small crystals
  50. rhodochrosite
    a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate
  51. rhodonite
    a pink or red mineral consisting of crystalline manganese silicate; used as an ornamental stone
  52. hematite
    the principal form of iron ore
  53. jasper
    a semiprecious gemstone that is often red
  54. chrysoprase
    a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone
  55. sunstone
    a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
  56. aventurine
    a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
  57. obsidian
    glass formed by the cooling of lava without crystallization
  58. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  59. beryl
    the chief source of beryllium
  60. carnelian
    a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
  61. cat's eye
    any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
  62. fluorite
    a soft mineral that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light
  63. bloodstone
    green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
  64. chalcedony
    a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
  65. sardonyx
    an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
  66. sodalite
    a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
  67. pyrite
    a common mineral that has a pale yellow color
  68. smoky quartz
    a smoky yellow or brown quartz
  69. rose quartz
    a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments
  70. apatite
    a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
Created on Mon Apr 08 10:09:49 EDT 2024

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