Jewelry Glossary
Jewelry - objects such as rings and necklaces, made of precious materials, which people wear as decoration. They are usually made of gold and silver and decorated with pearls or precious stones (rare valuable stone, such as a diamond, a ruby, an emerald etc.)
There are different sorts of jewelry:
1. Some of them people wear on their neck:
- chain - a series of connected metal rings, it can de decorated with;
- charm - a small object worn on a chain or bracelet, that is believed to bring good luck;
- medallion - a piece of jewelry in the shape of a large flat coin worn on a chain around the neck;
- locket - a piece of jewelry in the form of a small case that you wear on a chain around your neck and in which you can put a picture, piece of hair, etc.;
- pendant - a piece of jewelry that you wear around your neck on a chain;
- string of beads - a set or series of beads that are joined together;
- bead - a small piece of glass, wood, etc. with a hole through it, that can be put on a string with others of the same type and worn as jewelry;
- necklace - a piece of jewelry consisting of a chain, string of beads, etc. worn around the neck.