BEJEWEL (bejewelled, bejewelling)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: bejewelled    , bejewelling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bejewel mean? 

• BEJEWEL (verb)
  The verb BEJEWEL has 1 sense:

1. adorn or decorate with precious stones

  Familiarity information: BEJEWEL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEJEWEL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adorn or decorate with precious stones

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bejewel; jewel

Context example:

jeweled dresses

Hypernyms (to "bejewel" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

 Context examples 

“I know that he is there because I have just passed him in there,” answered the stranger, rubbing his bejewelled hands together in placid satisfaction.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)