gemmary

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adjective

Of or pertaining to gems.

OriginLate Latin gemmarius →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivegemmary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteOf or pertaining to gems.

    The principal and most gemmary affection is its tralucency

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
noungemmary (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralobsoleteA jeweller.
  2. no pluralobsoleteJewellery.

    In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere.

    1846, Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

Origin

  1. Late Latingemmarius
  2. Englishgemmary

From Late Latin gemmarius.

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APA

gemmary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmary

MLA

“gemmary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemmary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemmary.

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