US standard spelling of jewellery.
"I carefully cleaned my silver jewelry before putting it away in the velvet box."
In plain English: Jewelry is decorative items made of precious metals and stones that people wear on their bodies.
"She carefully packed her favorite jewelry into the small velvet box before leaving for the party."
Usage: Use "jewelry" to refer to decorative objects made of precious metals and stones worn on the body, such as necklaces or rings. This spelling follows American English conventions, whereas "jewellery" is the preferred form in British English.
To make jewelry.
"She spent her evenings carefully selecting gemstones to craft a custom necklace for her daughter's birthday."
"The thief tried to jewelry the old man's pocket, but he was too slow."
Usage: Jewelry is not used as a verb; it is exclusively a noun referring to decorative objects made of precious metals and stones. If you need to describe the act of creating such items, use the verb "to jewel" or "to craft jewelry."
Derived from Old French jouel, which comes from Latin jocale meaning "toy" or "plaything," the term originally referred to small, decorative objects rather than precious adornments. It entered English in the 14th century with this broader sense of playthings before narrowing specifically to ornaments made of gold and gems.