[ˈdʒuː(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament.


Phrases:
- the jewel in the crown

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French joel, from jeu ‘game, play’, from Latin jocus ‘jest’