gemmary

English

Etymology

From Late Latin gemmarius.

Adjective

gemmary (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to gems.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     The principal and most gemmary affection is its tralucency

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.