Synonyms for gems
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gems |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɛms |
Top 10 synonyms for gems Other synonyms for the word gems
Définition of gems
Origin :- Old English gimm "precious stone, gem, jewel," also "eye," from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel," originally "bud," perhaps from the root *gen- "to produce," or from PIE *gembh- "tooth, nail." Of persons, from late 13c. Forms in -i-, -y- were lost early 14c., and the modern form of the word probably representing a Middle English borrowing from Old French gemme (12c.). As a verb, from c.1600, "to adorn with gems;" mid-12c. as "to bud."
- noun precious stone; treasure
- While I have gathered foreign jewels, I have been ignorant of the gems in my own family.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He was prepared to meet dazzling wonders of gems or priceless metal.
- Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
- Her camorra, too, was open, and in her girdle there were gems for all to see.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- His boots were of black velvet, laced with gold thread that was studded with gems.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- To have refused would have been to confess that I did not appreciate his "gems" as he called them.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
- They held the secret of artifice in metals and gems; they were architects and sculptors.
- Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
- The necklace was famous and some of the gems in it are historic.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- When Esther had stolen it, the loss had not been so much the loss of the gems as of his large trust in her.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- So he called together his people, and told them he must have a castle of gems.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- Many of the gems were richly set, and showed that they had been worn.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
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