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Jewelry
Jewellery is
always a first love for any women. In short jewelry is a
personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made
from jewels, precious metals or other substance which is always
close to any women.
The word
jewellery is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised
from the Old French "jouel" in around the 13th century. Further
tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocale", meaning
plaything. Jewellery is one of the oldest forms of body
adornment.
Although in
earlier times jewellery was created for more practical uses, in
recent times it has been used almost exclusively for decoration.
Jewellery was often made for people of high importance to show
their status and, in many cases, they were buried with it.
Jewellery is made
out of almost every material known and has been made to adorn
nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe rings and many more
types of jewellery. While high-quality is made with gemstones
and precious metals, there is also a growing demand for Art
jewelry where design and creativity is prized above material
value.
Most cultures
have at some point had a practice of keeping large amounts of
wealth stored in the form of jewellery.
Wearing of
amulets and devotional medals to provide protection or ward off
evil is common in some cultures; these may take the form of
symbols (such as the ankh), stones, plants, animals, body parts
(such as the Khamsa), or glyphs (such as stylized versions of
the Throne Verse in Islamic art).
There is the
less-costly costume jewellery is made from less-valuable
materials and is mass-produced. New variations include wire
sculpture (wrap) jewellery, using anything from base metal wire
with rock tumbled stone to precious metals and precious
gemstones.
To conclude with the jewelry includes all
bracelets, anklets, bangles, necklace, earings, engagement rings
in gold, silver, diamond, ruby, solitaire and other precious
gemstones.
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