Noun
1. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife""she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
3. a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
4. a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
5. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry