costume jewelry

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After two years of mostly small exchanges — cookbook galleys, costume jewelry, a set of dinner plates with just the right heft — we brought home something that, improbably, shifted the cadence of our cooking.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

There are $2 rings for those interested in costume jewelry.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Birrittieri-Parente, a single parent who appreciates the bargains offered by sites like Marketplace, has accumulated more than 90 pieces of costume jewelry.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Now, however, factories produced clothing, shoes, cookware, furniture, soap, toys, books, musical instruments, and costume jewelry in such quantities that they could be sold at prices the working class could afford.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

“The two girls sell it all on the black market and use the money to buy flashy costume jewelry and cheap perfume.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller