CROWN JEWEL

Meaning of CROWN JEWEL in English

ˌcrown ˈjewel BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . the crown jewels the crown, sword, jewels etc worn by a king or queen for official ceremonies

2 . the best or most valuable thing that a person or place has:

Innsbruck’s crown jewel is the old town centre.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CROWN JEWEL — noun Date: 1649 the jewels (as crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia, the most attractive or valuable one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROWN JEWEL — noun Etymology: crown jewels : the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROWN JEWEL — Date: 1649 1. plural : the jewels (as crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia 2. : the most …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROWN JEWEL — Function: noun Date: 1649 1 plural : the jewels (as crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia 2 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CROWN JEWEL — [crown jewel] n (1649) 1 pl: the jewels (as crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia 2: the most …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROWN JEWEL — ( crown jewels) The Crown Jewels are the crown, sceptre, and other precious objects which are used on important official …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWN JEWEL — (~s) The Crown Jewels are the crown, sceptre, and other precious objects which are used on important official occasions by …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CROWN JEWEL — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Innsbruck's crown jewel is the old town center. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROWN JEWEL — A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
JEWEL — jewel.ogg 1. ʹdʒu:əl n 1. 1> драгоценный камень 2> драгоценность; ювелирная вещь real false jewels - настоящие поддельные драгоценности Crown …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROWN — crown.ogg 1. kraʋn n 1. корона; венец the martyr's crown - венец мученика a crown of thorns - терновый венец …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROWN — 1) наивысшая точка, вершина 2) бурильная головка; коронка ( бура ) 3) купол; свод ( печи ) 4) метал. выпуклость …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CROWN — 1) наивысшая точка, вершина 2) бурильная головка; коронка (бура) 3) купол; свод (печи) 4) метал. выпуклость (валка); цел.-бум., резин. бомбировка (вала, валка) || …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
JEWEL — лохштейн compass-card jewel cone — топка компасной картушки - cap jewel - jewel bearing - jewel hole - locking jewel - pallet jewel - roller jewel
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CROWN — 1) бомбировка || бомбировать 2) венец || венчать, увенчивать 3) выпуклость (валка) 4) корона; венок; маковка; купол 5) горн. коронка, корончатый бур 6) крона (дерева) 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
JEWEL — jewel сущ.1) а) драгоценный камень to mount a jewel — оправлять камень priceless jewels — бесценные, редкие драгоценности precious jewels …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JEWEL — 1. ʹdʒu:əl n 1. 1> драгоценный камень 2> драгоценность; ювелирная вещь real false jewels - настоящие поддельные драгоценности Crown jewels …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CROWN — 1. kraʋn n 1. корона; венец the martyr's crown - венец мученика a crown of thorns - терновый венец 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JEWEL — 1. сущ. 1) а) драгоценный камень to mount a jewel — оправлять камень priceless jewels — бесценные, редкие драгоценности precious …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CROWN — I kraun 1. гл. ; прич. прош. вр. от crow 2. гл. 1) а) венчать ( возлагать венец в знак …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JEWEL — 1. сущ. 1) а) драгоценный камень to mount a jewel — оправлять камень priceless jewels — бесценные, редкие драгоценности precious jewels — драгоценные камни Syn: gem б) ювелирное …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CROWN — I [°ЇµЌ] crown.wav 1. гл.; прич. прош. вр. от crow 2. гл. 1) а) венчать (возлагать венец в знак победы), награждать; возлагать венок (в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CROWN — 1) вершина; гребень; наивысшая точка 2) венец 3) обод ( шкива ) 4) внешняя окружность вершин зубьев ( конического ЗК …
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