gem

[gem]

A gem is a precious or semi precious stone, or a jewel. A silversmith might experiment with adding gems to her rings and necklaces.

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A bud.

Noun
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Noun
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

Noun
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

Noun
a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

Noun
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"

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n.
A bud.

n.
A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.

n.
Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.

v. t.
To put forth in the form of buds.

v. t.
To adorn with gems or precious stones.

v. t.
To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.


Gem

Gem , n. [OE. gemme precious stone, F. gemme, fr. L. gemma a precious stone, bud.] 1. (Bot.) A bud.
From the joints of thy prolific stem A swelling knot is raised called a gem.
2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel. Milton. 3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying. Artificial gem, an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Cf. Paste, and Strass.

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.

A bud.

To put forth in the form of buds.

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