costume jewelry

noun

: jewelry designed for wear with current fashions and usually made of inexpensive materials

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Experience The New Museum of Costume Jewelry Founded by local collector Sharon Ryback, the Museum of Costume Jewelry showcases over 300 pieces of 20th-century costume jewelry. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025 But one couple in particular stands out: A traveling costume jewelry salesman, Lars Thorwald, and his nagging, bedridden wife. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 The vintage Valentino purses with the feathers and estate jewelry, costume jewelry. Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025 The effect of a chunky gold costume jewelry necklace or a Victorian cocktail ring is transformative—drawing the eye of curious magpies and average onlookers to tell a story as unique as a gemstone or antique setting itself. Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for costume jewelry

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of costume jewelry was in 1907

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“Costume jewelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costume%20jewelry. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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