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Synonyms for gemming


Grammar : Verb
Spell : jem
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɛm



Définition of gemming

Origin :
  • Old English gimm "precious stone, gem, jewel," also "eye," from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel," originally "bud," perhaps from the root *gen- "to produce," or from PIE *gembh- "tooth, nail." Of persons, from late 13c. Forms in -i-, -y- were lost early 14c., and the modern form of the word probably representing a Middle English borrowing from Old French gemme (12c.). As a verb, from c.1600, "to adorn with gems;" mid-12c. as "to bud."
  • As in bedeck : verb dress up
Example sentences :
  • You are gemming my ornaments, setting them in crystal instead of gold.
  • Extract from : « The Buccaneer » by Mrs. S. C. Hall
  • My nest was hid under the gemming flowers, and stored with luscious fruits, and its door was fastened with bolts of precious gems.
  • Extract from : « The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) » by Valmiki
  • Then in a short time, they repaired to the gemming steppe, and heaped it with flowers of various kinds.
  • Extract from : « The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) » by Valmiki

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