Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of or set with gems.
- adjective Glittering like a gem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bright with gems; full of gems; glittering.
- Same as
jemmy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of gems; bright; glittering like a gem.
- adjective Colloq. Eng. Spruce; smart.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Full of
gems ;bright ;glittering . - adjective UK, informal, dated
spruce ;smart
Etymologies
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Examples
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After cobbing, the gemmy chunks were hand carried to Bangkok, Thailand for faceting.
Giant Red Spinel Crystal Discovered in East Africa | Impact Lab 2007
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Hailing from a renowned source, this rhodo has intense deep red color, spectacular luster and a gemmy transparency.
In Pictures: Highlights Of Marc Weill's Mineral Collection Missy Sullivan 2006
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But the special extra something in Aurobindo's language -- a gemmy rather than, what?
Whitman and Sri Aurobindo Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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We caught an apostolic boat-load of beauties fresh and blooming as Aurora, silver as the morning star, gemmy with eye-spots as a tiger-lily.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Various
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Would we know the _truth_, the gemmy walks of knowledge, the flowery bowers of inward and joyous life, the teachings of nature, revelation, the Son and the Father?
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The rich winter twilight was purpling over the white world as they drove down the lane under the over-arching wild cherry trees that glittered with gemmy hoar-frost.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1920
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Arms and harness, bucklers and gemmy helms sparkled and glared.
The Adventure of Living Strachey, John St Loe 1922
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They have olive skins, black curly hair, flashing eyes, and fingers that dance with gemmy rings.
Nights in London Thomas Burke 1915
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The rich winter twilight was purpling over the white world as they drove down the lane under the over-arching wild cherry trees that glittered with gemmy hoar-frost.
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His father, his mother, and the fair young girl -- the Court was drowned in tears at this last touching reference, even his Lordship the Judge being observed to remove and wipe eyeglasses that were gemmy with emotion, as Counsel dwelt upon the touching picture of the sorrowing bride-elect, whose orange-blossoms had been blighted by the breath of this hideous, this unbearable, this most unfounded charge ....
The Dop Doctor Richard Dehan 1897
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