# Jewel

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**Jewel** most often refers to:

- [Gemstone](/source/Gemstone), a piece of mineral crystal used to make jewelry
- [Jewel (singer)](/source/Jewel_(singer)) (Jewel Kilcher, born 1974), American singer and actress

**Jewel** may also refer to:

## Companies

- [Jewel-Osco](/source/Jewel-Osco), a U.S. grocery store chain
- [Jewel Food Stores (Australia)](/source/Jewel_Food_Stores_(Australia)), an Australian grocery store chain
- [Jewel Records (disambiguation)](/source/Jewel_Records_(disambiguation)), several record labels

## People

- [Jewel (given name)](/source/Jewel_(given_name))
- [Jewel Burks Solomon](/source/Jewel_Burks_Solomon), American tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- [Jewel De'Nyle](/source/Jewel_De'Nyle) (born 1976), American pornographic movie star, sometimes credited as "Jewel"
- [Jewel Staite](/source/Jewel_Staite) (born 1982), Canadian actress in *Firefly*

## Fictional characters

- Jewel, a Dalmatian puppy with spots forming a necklace in *[101 Dalmatians](/source/101_Dalmatians_(1996_film))*
- Jewel, one of the main characters in the animated film *[Rio](/source/Rio_(2011_film))* and its sequel *Rio 2*
- [Jessica Jones](/source/Jessica_Jones), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe who uses the alias Jewel
- [Jewel the Beetle](/source/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](/source/As_I_Lay_Dying)* by William Faulkner
- Jewel Sparkles, a [Lalaloopsy](/source/Lalaloopsy) doll and character in the [TV series](/source/Lalaloopsy_(TV_series))

## Music

- [*Jewel* (Beni album)](/source/Jewel_(Beni_album)), 2010
- [*Jewel* (Marcella Detroit album)](/source/Jewel_(Marcella_Detroit_album)), 1994
- "Jewel", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki on her 2006 album *[Secret](/source/Secret_(Ayumi_Hamasaki_album))*
- "Jewel", a song by Blonde Redhead on their 1995 album *[La Mia Vita Violenta](/source/La_Mia_Vita_Violenta)*
- "Jewel", a song by Bradley Joseph on his 1997 album *[Rapture](/source/Rapture_(Bradley_Joseph_album))*
- "Jewel", a song by T. Rex on their 1970 [self-titled album](/source/T._Rex_(album))

## Television and movies

- [*Jewel* (1915 film)](/source/Jewel_(1915_film)), an American silent drama film
- [*Jewel* (2001 film)](/source/Jewel_(2001_film)), an television drama film
- [*The Jewel* (1933 film)](/source/The_Jewel_(1933_film)), a British crime film
- [*The Jewel* (2011 film)](/source/The_Jewel_(2011_film)), an Italian drama film

## Biology

- Jewel beetles, the family [Buprestidae](/source/Buprestidae)
- Jewel butterflies, various [Lycaenidae](/source/Lycaenidae)
- Jewel damselflies, the family [Chlorocyphidae](/source/Chlorocyphidae)

## Other uses

- [*Jewel* (novel)](/source/Jewel_(novel)), by Bret Lott
- [Jewel bearing](/source/Jewel_bearing), a jewel-lined bearing commonly used in mechanical watches
- [Jewel case](/source/Optical_disc_packaging#Jewel_case), a variant of compact disc case
- [Jewel Changi Airport](/source/Jewel_Changi_Airport), an airport terminal complex in Singapore
- [Jewel Tower](/source/Jewel_Tower), a tower of the Palace of Westminster, in London, England
- Fraternal jewels, the [medals](/source/Medal#Fraternal_jewels) worn in both secular and religious fraternal organisations
- [KJUL](/source/KJUL), a radio station licensed to Moapa Valley, Nevada, which calls itself 104.7 the Jewel

## See also

- [Jewellery](/source/Jewellery) (or jewelry in American English), decorative items worn for personal adornment
- [Joule (disambiguation)](/source/Joule_(disambiguation))
- [Jewell (disambiguation)](/source/Jewell_(disambiguation))
- [Jewells (disambiguation)](/source/Jewells_(disambiguation))
- [Jewels (disambiguation)](/source/Jewels_(disambiguation))
- [Juul (disambiguation)](/source/Juul_(disambiguation))
- [Jem (disambiguation)](/source/Jem_(disambiguation))

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