jewel box

noun

1
: a small box or case designed to hold jewelry
2
: a thin plastic case for a CD or DVD

called also jewel case

3
: something (such as a theater) of exquisite or ornate design

Examples of jewel box in a Sentence

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Down the street is the artist Jack Pierson’s Elliott Templeton Fine Arts, a jewel box of a space devoted to delicate ideas strongly executed. The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 The rooms are jewel boxes with the near-requisite Murano glass chandeliers. Everett Potter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Not far from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, there’s a jewel box of a restaurant called Tsubaki. Sunset Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 Make sure to leave time to look around this jewel box of a hotel, with art tucked in nearly every corner. Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jewel box 

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jewel box was in 1552

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“Jewel box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewel%20box. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

jewel box

noun
: a thin plastic case for a CD or DVD

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