gemmy
English
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edit- Rhymes: -ɛmi
Etymology 1
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editgemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)
- Full of gems; bright, glittering.
- 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part the third, page 13:
- The gemmy bridle glittered free, / Like to some branch of stars we see / Hung in the golden galaxy.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAdjective
editgemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)