Definition

1. Verb:
   • To adorn or decorate something with jewels or precious stones.
   • To make something look more beautiful or splendid by adding ornate, sparkling decorations.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The queen's crown was bejeweled with diamonds and rubies.
  • The designer bejeweled the gown's neckline with hundreds of tiny crystals.
  • The night sky seemed to bejewel the dark landscape with countless stars.

Advanced Usage

• "to be bejeweled" (often used as a past participle adjective): Describing something that is already decorated with jewels.
  • She arrived at the gala wearing a bejeweled mask.
  • The ancient manuscript had a bejeweled cover.

Variants and Related Words

• Bejeweled (adj.): Decorated with jewels.
  • The bejeweled handle of the sword gleamed in the light.
• Jewel (n./v.): A precious stone; to adorn with jewels.
• Adorn (v.): To decorate or add beauty to.

Synonyms

• Bedizen: To dress or decorate in a showy, gaudy manner.
• Bedeck: To decorate something in a showy way.
• Encrust: To cover or overlay with a crust or hard layer, often of jewels.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• While "bejewel" itself is not commonly part of phrasal verbs or idioms, the concept is often expressed in phrases like:
  • Dripping with jewels: Extravagantly decorated with jewels.

    • Her neck was dripping with jewels.

Verb

1. adorn or decorate with precious stones
   • jeweled dresses