(~s)
1.
A ~ is a short description or piece of acting which expresses cleverly and neatly the nature of a situation, event, or person’s character.
He played a ~ role, that of a young Aids patient in hospital.
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2.
A ~ is a piece of jewellery, usually oval in shape, consisting of a raised stone figure or design fixed on to a flat stone of another colour.
...a ~ brooch.
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