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Webster 1913 Edition


Gemmary

Gem′ma-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
gemmarius
. See
Gem
.]
Of or pertaining to gems.

Gem′ma-ry

,
Noun.
A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or gems, collectively.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gemmary

GEM'MARY

,
Adj.
[from gem.] Pertaining to gems or jewels.

Definition 2024


gemmary

gemmary

English

Adjective

gemmary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to gems.

Noun

gemmary (plural not attested)

  1. (obsolete) A jeweller.
  2. (obsolete) Jewellery.
    • 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Cask of Amontillado’:
      In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere.