Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to gems or jewels.
- noun A gem-engraver.
- noun A depository for gems; a jewel-house. In this sense also written
gemmery . - noun The science of or knowledge concerning gems.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to gems.
- noun A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or gems, collectively.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
gems
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Examples
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In painting and gemmary Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack -- but in the matter of old wines he was sincere.
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In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack -- but in the matter of old wines he was sincere.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 Edgar Allan Poe 1829
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His fiery earnestness, his passion for righteousness, the boldness with which he censured the corruptions of the Roman Court, the personal qualities by which he -- a foreigner and a mere monk -- made himself for a short period the lawgiver, the prophet, and virtually the dictator of Florence -- that Florence which was at the time the very gemmary of the Renaissance -- his sudden fall and tragic death; all combine to attract toward him our admiration, pity, and love, and to leave upon our minds the impression of his extraordinary moral genius.
The Essentials of Spirituality Felix Adler 1892
qms commented on the word gemmary
The fading of recall is cruel
So savor Thanksgiving and Yule
And keep them in memory
As though in a gemmary
For each is a luminous jewel.
November 23, 2017