Base metal costume jewellery may also be plated with silver, gold, or rhodium for a more engaging finish. The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French “jouel”, and past that, to the Latin word “jocale”, meaning plaything. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it’s spelled jewelry, while the spelling is jewelry in American English. Both are used in Canadian English, although jewellery prevails by a two to one margin. In French and a few other European languages the equal time period, joaillerie, … Read More
