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jewel case

noun

  1. a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.


jewel case

noun

  1. a box, usually ornamental, in which jewels are kept
  2. a plastic case for a compact disc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jewel case1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

The Mauritshuis in The Hague is one of the world’s much-loved museums, a jewel case for such artistic gems as Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring” and Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.”

They would put out these double cassettes — that was always kind of shocking to me to see this extra-large jewel case, two pieces inside the flyer, the date that it came from, and so on.

“CoComelon,” the gaudiest diamond in this jewel case, has 134 million YouTube subscribers — the second largest channel on the site — and was watched for a total of 33 billion minutes last year, Nielsen reported, more than “Squid Game” and “Bridgerton” combined.

They would put out these double cassettes — that was always kind of shocking to me to see this extra-large jewel case, two pieces inside the flyer, the date that it came from, and so on.

Starting in the 1900s, billions of dollars of infrastructure basically evolves — whether it’s jewel case manufacturers or trucking companies or brick-and-mortar retail — all this infrastructure evolved to basically help artists put their art on a physical object and then ship that physical object around the world to consumers who would purchase it and then enjoy the art.

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