a piece of costume jewellery

  • 1Jewellery — (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring or bracelet, made from gemstones, precious metals or other materials.The word jewellery is derived from the word jewel , which was anglicised from… …

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  • 2jewellery — BrE, jewelry AmE noun (U) small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces: a piece of jewellery see also: costume jewellery …

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  • 3Costume jewelry — Swatch Bijoux[1] Jewelry Costume jewelry (also called trinkets, fashion jewelry, junk jewelry, fake jewelry, or fallalery) is jewelry manufactured as ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable costume or garment …

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  • 4costume — n. & v. n. 1 a style or fashion of dress, esp. that of a particular place, time, or class. 2 a set of clothes. 3 clothing for a particular activity (swimming costume). 4 an actor s clothes for a part. 5 a woman s matching jacket and skirt. v.tr.… …

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  • 5jewellery — jew|el|lery S3 BrE jewelry AmE [ˈdʒu:əlri] n [U] ↑jewellery small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or ↑necklaces ▪ a piece of jewellery ▪ She wears a lot of gold jewelry. →↑costume jewellery …

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  • 6jewellery — (BrE) (AmE jewelry) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ expensive ▪ cheap ▪ beautiful, fine ▪ flashy, gaudy (esp. AmE) …

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  • 7History of jewellery in Ukraine — Jewellery, as one of the art forms originated together with the human culture as one of its expressions. Body ornamentation, essentially the purpose of jewellery, has been known since at least the Stone Age. At that time adornments were made from …

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  • 8The Tudor Mint Ltd. — and are usually finished usually with gold or silver plating which produces either a dark gothic effect (Myth and Magic) or brighter effect (Crystal Mementos). Following the transfer of ownership, many of the ranges were retired, with only two… …

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  • 9List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line …

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  • 10Miriam Haskell — (July 1, 1899 July 14, 1981) was an American designer of costume jewelry. Like Hattie Carnegie, Haskell founded her own company, one that still bears her name. With her creative partner Frank Hess, she invented affordable pieces of stunning… …

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