3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. "Our
prince (jewel of children)." Shak.
4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or
precious stone, as a ruby.
Jewel block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which
the halyard of a studding sail is rove.
Jew"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeweled (?), or Jewelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jeweling, or Jewelling.] To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels,
as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.
The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew.