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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gem \Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gemmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gemming]
1. To put forth in the form of buds. ``Gemmed their
blossoms.'' [R.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
[1913 Webster]
3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed
with dewdrops.
[1913 Webster]
England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
--W. Irving.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gem \Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gemmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gemming]
1. To put forth in the form of buds. ``Gemmed their
blossoms.'' [R.] --Milton.
2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed
with dewdrops.
England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
--W. Irving.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
gemmed
See gem
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
gem
n 1: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had
jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: gemstone,
stone]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: treasure]
3: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of
jewelry [syn: jewel]
4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: muffin]
5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece
of jewelry [syn: jewel, precious stone]
[also: gemming, gemmed]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
gemmed
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: beaded, beady,
bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, jeweled, jewelled,
sequined, spangled, spangly]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gemmed
vb.
(infl of en gem ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
gemmed
vb.
(infl of en gem ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
gemmed
vb.
(infl of en gem ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
gemmed
vb.
(infl of en gem ed-form)
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