What is "jewelling"

Jewel \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; to bejewel.

The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew.
--M. Arnold.

vb. (present participle of jewel English)

See jewel

1. n. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: gem, precious stone]

2. a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: gem]

3. [also: jewelling, jewelled]

1. v. adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: bejewel]

2. [also: jewelling, jewelled]