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gemmery (ˈdʒɛmərɪ) Also gemmary. [f. gem n. + -ery; in sense 1 perh. f. Lat. type *gemmārium: see -ary.] † 1. A jewel-house. Obs.1656 Blount Glossogr., Gemmery, a Jewel house, or place to keep Gemms in, a Cabinet. 1721 Bailey, Gemmary. 2. Gems as an object of connoisseurship. rare.1840 Poe Cask of A...
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▪ I. † ˈgemmary, a. and n. Obs. [ad. late L. gemmāri-us (see -ary1), f. gemma gem.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to gems; concerned with or skilled in gems. B. n. An engraver of gems, a jeweller.1382 Wyclif Exod. xxxix. 29 Thei graueden in it [the plate] with gemmary werk. Ibid. xxviii. 11 In the grauyn...
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