Gemming

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
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     3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed
        with dewdrops.
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              England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
                                                    --W. Irving.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gemming
       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}]