Jewelry:
Jewelry is the personal ornaments such as necklaces, rings or bracelets that are typically made from or contain jewels or precious metals. Jewelry may be made from wide range of metals. In most cultures jewelry can be understood as a status symbol, for its material properties, its patterns or for meaningful symbols. The history of the jewelry goes back thousands and thousands years ago. Jewelry may be attached to the body or clothes. Jewelry is the universal form of adornment.
Ornaments:
Ornament is a small attractive object used for decoration or for making someone or something beautiful. Ornaments are great home accessory, reflecting the personality of our household which helps in making the relaxed and homely atmosphere.
Differences:
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
Personal ornaments, such as necklaces, rings, or bracelets, that are typically made from or contain jewels and precious metal | A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine |
| Synonyms | Treasure, decoration, band, bling, jewels and locket | Adornment, dress, elaborate, enrich, grace and deck |
| Antonyms | Blot, blight, defect, damage and corrupt | |
| History | The history of jewellery is long and goes back many years, with many different uses among different cultures. It has endured for thousands of years and has provided various insights into how ancient cultures worked. | |
| Word origin | It was originated from Late Middle English: from Old French juelerie, from juelier ‘jeweller’, from joel. | It was originated from Middle English: from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th century. |
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| Main function | The function of jewelry is to make a fashion statement and a means to define ourselves through adornmen. | Ornaments help us to identify and locate, tell or communicate, remind and organise our action, they guide our attention, express and individualise, can generate an experience, beautify as well as re-present. |
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