0 the crown and other jewels (= precious stones) worn at important official ceremonies by the king or queen: --
The filigreed spoon is the only part of the mediaeval crown jewels which survived the commonwealth.
The government demanded to inspect the crown jewels, as it was the property of the state.
It also contains the hall of the emperors, along with replicas of the imperial crown jewels.
It is said his eyes are like the crown jewels.
Commonly, rare and precious materials are incorporated into the crown, but that is only essential for the notion of crown jewels.
Many crown jewels are kept in a museum setting except when in use, and can be seen by the public.
I was then given that authority, which is why the whole of the "crown jewels", rather than a misleading part of it, was put before the jury.
They have been described as the crown jewels of our wildlife heritage.
