[Jewelry making - Article 00203] - Re: [Orchid] Definition of "jeweler"

[John Donivan]

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    First off, I good naturedly would suggest that this whole thread, and
    the designer thread, again, good naturedly, is for people with way
    too much time on their hands. What does it matter? A rose by any
    other name..... But it's really quite simple, if you want to get
    into it. A jeweler is one who jewels. Jewelling is the process of
    encrusting surfaces with gemstones. By extension it has come to mean
    one who sets jewels, and yes, even one who sells jewels. The word
    comes from way back in history, so it has aquired many meanings, but
    the essential thing is that it implies dealing with precious gems
    i.e - jewels. But, even though I call myself that, partly because it
    was my Union Classification, it's like the comedian asked, "So, what,
    are we going to have person-hole covers in the streets?"
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