THE JEWEL IN THE (OR ONE'S) CROWN

Meaning of THE JEWEL IN THE (OR ONE'S) CROWN in English

the jewel in the ( or one's) crown

the most valuable or successful part of something.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JEWEL — juvel (-ero, -erie, -eria)
English interlingue dictionary
JEWEL — batong mahal
English-Visayan vocabulary
JEWEL — I. noun Usage: often attributive see: joke Date: 13th century an ornament of precious metal often set with stones or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROWN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) crown gall crown jewels crown vetch crown of thorns starfish {{link=Triple Crown">Triple Crown
Английский словарь Британика
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JEWEL — I. ˈjü]əl, ˈju̇] also ]l, chiefly Brit ](ˌ)il noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English juel, jowel, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROWN — I. ˈkrau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English coroune, croun, crowne, from Old French corone, curune, from Latin corona …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JEWEL — — jewellike , adj. /jooh"euhl/ , n. , v. , jeweled, jeweling or ( esp. Brit. ) jewelled, jewelling . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JEWEL — I. ˈjü-əl, ˈjül also ˈju̇l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English juel, from Anglo-French, diminutive of ju, jeu game, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROWN — I. ˈkrau̇n noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coroune, crowne, from Anglo-French corone, from Latin corona wreath, crown, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JEWEL — noun a precious stone; a gem. 2. jewel ·noun an object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. 3. jewel …
Webster English vocab
CROWN — p.p. of crow. 2. crown ·noun the dome of a furnace. 3. crown ·- of crow. 4. crown ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
JEWEL — [jew.el] n, often attrib [ME juel, fr. OF, prob. dim. of jeu game, play, fr. L jocus game, joke--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROWN — [crown] n, often attrib [ME coroune, crowne, fr. OF corone, fr. L corona wreath, crown, fr. Gk korone culmination, something …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JEWEL — Jewel, Jewell BrE AmE ˈdʒu ː əl dʒuːl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JEWEL — jewel BrE AmE ˈdʒu ː əl dʒuːl ▷ jewel|led, \~ed d ▷ jewel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CROWN — crown BrE AmE kraʊn ▷ crowned kraʊnd ▷ crowning ˈkraʊn ɪŋ ▷ crowns kraʊnz ▶ ˌ crown ˈ colony BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JEWEL — / ˈdʒuːəl; NAmE / noun 1. a precious stone such as a diamond, ruby , etc. SYN gem 2. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWN — / kraʊn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF KING / QUEEN 1. [ C ] an object in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JEWEL — jew ‧ el /ˈdʒuːəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: juel , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROWN — I. crown 1 W3 /kraʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: corone , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JEWEL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROWN — n. & v. --n. 1 a monarch's ornamental and usu. jewelled head-dress. 2 (the Crown) a the monarch, esp. as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JEWEL — n. & v. n. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROWN — n. & v. n. 1 a monarch's ornamental and usu. jewelled head-dress. 2 (the Crown) a the monarch, esp. as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
JEWEL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in …
Oxford English vocab
CROWN — n. & v. --n. 1. a monarch's ornamental and usu. jewelled head-dress. 2 (the Crown) a the monarch, esp. as …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JEWEL — ( jewels) 1. A jewel is a precious stone used to decorate valuable things that you wear, such as rings …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWN — ( crowns, crowning, crowned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A crown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JEWEL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car/jewel etc thief be dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc ▪ All the princes were dripping …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROWN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Crown Court (= a British court for cases about serious crimes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JEWEL — [noun] [C] - a precious stone which is used to decorate valuable objectsa jewel-encrusted swordShe was wearing a large gold …
Cambridge English vocab
CROWN — n. Crown Prince Shotoku crown gall crown jewels crown vetch crown of thorns starfish Triple Crown
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JEWEL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ precious , priceless , prized ▪ bright , shining , sparkling VERB + JEWEL ▪ wear ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CROWN — I. noun 1 that a king/queen wears ADJECTIVE ▪ gold VERB + CROWN ▪ wear ▪ place , put on …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
JEWEL — n. 25B6; noun priceless jewels : GEM, gemstone, (precious) stone, brilliant; baguette; informal sparkler, rock; archaic bijou. See list at …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JEWEL — n. 1 gem, gemstone, brilliant, ornament, bijou, Colloq rock, sparkler Thieves stole a diamond necklace and an heirloom brooch set …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JEWEL — 1. сущ. 1) а) драгоценный камень to mount a jewel ≈ оправлять камень priceless jewels ≈ бесценные, редкие драгоценности precious …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROWN — 1. сущ. 1) венок; венец; корона flowers, sometimes woven into garlands and crowns ≈ цветы, иногда заплетенные в гирлянды или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JEWEL — Jewel
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
JEWEL — Jewel
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
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