Definition of "jewel-house" [jewel-house]

• The rooms in the Tower of London where the British regalia and crown jewels are deposited. Also called jewel-office. (noun)
• A house or place in which treasures or jewels are kept; hence, a treasury. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Quoth he, “I ask of thee that thou give me jewels;” and the King said, “Carry him to the jewel-house and let him choose that whereof he hath need.”"
• "So his friend carried him to the jewel-house and he picked out whatso he would, after which the Merman brought him back to his own city and pulling out a purse, said to him, “Take this deposit and lay it on the tomb of the Prophet, whom Allah save and assain!”"
• "Edward III., and was for many years the royal jewel-house."
• "Quoth he, “I ask of thee that thou give me jewels;” and the King said, “Carry him to the jewel-house and let him choose that whereof he hath need.”"
• "So his friend carried him to the jewel-house and he picked out whatso he would, after which the Merman brought him back to his own city and pulling out a purse, said to him, “Take this deposit and lay it on the tomb of the Prophet, whom Allah save and assain!”"
• "From the jewel-house, in the days of the abbots, there used to be a path leading to a stream that ran down to the Thames."