Jewel refers to a

gemstone A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewellery, jewelry or other adornments. Certain Rock (geology), rocks (such ...

or a gem. Jewel may also refer to:

Companies

* Jewel-Osco, a U.S. grocery store chain *

Jewel Food Stores (Australia) Jewel Food Stores was an Australian discount supermarket. It operated from 1960 to 1998 with the final stores being absorbed into the Metcash owned IGA branding. The chain was originally owned and operated by the Fleming family. It was not related ...

, an Australian grocery store chain *

Jewel Records (disambiguation) Jewel Records may refer to: * Jewel Records (Cincinnati record label), run by Rusty York * Jewel Records (New York record label), a subsidiary of Plaza Music Company, 1927 to 1932 * Jewel Records (Shreveport record label), founded by Stan Lewis i ...

, several record labels

People

* Jewel (given name) *

Jewel (singer) Jewel Kilcher (born Juel Kilcher on May 23, 1974), mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter. She has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024. Jewel was raised near Home ...

(born Jewel Kilcher), American singer and actress * Jewel Burks Solomon, American tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist * Jewel De'Nyle (born 1976), American pornographic movie star, sometimes credited as "Jewel" *

Jewel Staite Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Kaylee Frye in the series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its follow-up movie '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jennifer Keller on science fiction television ...

(born 1982), Canadian actress in ''Firefly''

Fictional characters

* Jewel, a Dalmatian puppy with spots forming a necklace in '' 101 Dalmatians'' * Jewel, one of the main characters in the animated film '' Rio'' and its sequel ''Rio 2'' *

Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones-Cage, professionally known as Jessica Jones, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appea ...

, a superheroine in the Marvel Universe who uses the alias Jewel * Jewel the Beetle, a character from the IDW Publishing comic series ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Jewel Bundren, male character in the novel '' As I Lay Dying'' by William Faulkner * Jewel Sparkles, a

Lalaloopsy Lalaloopsy is a line of plastic rag dolls from MGA Entertainment. Originally released in 2010 as Bitty Buttons, the brand name was changed to ''Lalaloopsy'' shortly after launch. They began to grow in popularity during the holiday season in 2010 ...

doll and character in the

TV series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...

Music

* ''Jewel'' (Beni album), 2010 * ''Jewel'' (Marcella Detroit album), 1994 * "Jewel", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki on her 2006 album ''

Secret Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controver ...

'' * "Jewel", a song by Blonde Redhead on their 1995 album ''

La Mia Vita Violenta ''La Mia Vita Violenta'' (Italian for "My Violent Life") is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released in September 4, 1995, by Smells Like Records. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted f ...

'' * "Jewel", a song by Bradley Joseph on his 1997 album ''

Rapture The Rapture is an Christian eschatology, eschatological position held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an end-time event when all dead Christian believers will be resurrected and, joined with Chr ...

'' * "Jewel", a song by T. Rex on their 1970 self-titled album

Television and movies

* ''Jewel'' (1915 film), an American silent drama film * ''Jewel'' (2001 film), a television film * ''The Jewel'' (1933 film), a British crime film * ''The Jewel'' (2011 film), an Italian drama film

Biology

* Jewel beetles, the family

Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family (biology), family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy Iridescence, iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the lar ...

* Jewel butterflies, various

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...

* Jewel damselflies, the family Chlorocyphidae

Other uses

* ''Jewel'' (novel), by Bret Lott *

Jewel bearing A jewel bearing is a plain bearing in which a metal spindle (tool), spindle turns in a gemstone, jewel-lined pivot hole. The hole is typically shaped like a torus and is slightly larger than the shaft diameter. The jewels are typically made ...

, a jewel-lined bearing commonly used in mechanical watches * Jewel case, a variant of compact disc case *

Jewel Changi Airport Jewel Changi Airport (also known as Jewel) is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to one of the passenger terminals of Changi Airport in Singapore. Its centrepiece is the world's tallest Artificial waterfal ...

, an airport terminal complex in Singapore * Jewel Tower, a tower of the Palace of Westminster, in London, England * Fraternal jewels, the

medal A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be in ...

s worn in both secular and religious fraternal organisations * KJUL, a radio station licensed to Moapa Valley, Nevada, which calls itself 104.7 the Jewel