单词 | gemmary |
释义 | † gemmaryadj.n. Obsolete. A. adj. Of or pertaining to gems; concerned with or skilled in gems. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] gemmary1382 gemmeous1605 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxxix. 29 Thei graueden in it [the plate] with gemmary werk. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 55 The principle and most gemmary affection is its Tralucency. View more context for this quotation a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 4 Gemmarie Naturalists reade diligently the pretious Stones in the holy City of the Apocalypse. B. n. An engraver of gems, a jeweller. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > jeweller > who cuts or engraves stones lapidarya1382 gemmary1382 lapicidary1592 lapidist1647 crystal cuttera1703 diamond-cutter1722 cameist1866 glyptician1883 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxviii. 11 In the grauyng of the gemmarye [L. cælatura gemmarii] thow shalt graue hem. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1382 |
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