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CROWN JEWELS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crown jewels" is a kind of...):
regalia (paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office))
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crown jewels"):
crown; diadem (an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty)