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单词 gemmary
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gemmaryadj.n.

Etymology: < late Latin gemmārius (see -ary suffix1), < gemma gem n.1
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.
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