资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gem \Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gemming}]
1. To put forth in the form of buds. ``Gemmed their
blossoms.'' [R.] --Milton.
2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed
with dewdrops.
England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
--W. Irving.
资料来源 : WordNet®
gemming
See {gem}
gem
n 1: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had
jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: {gemstone},
{stone}]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: {treasure}]
3: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of
jewelry [syn: {jewel}]
4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: {muffin}]
5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece
of jewelry [syn: {jewel}, {precious stone}]
[also: {gemming}, {gemmed}]