gemstonen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛmstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛmˌstoʊn/

Etymology: < gem n.¹ + stone n.; in Old English gimstán.

†a. In Old English and Middle English = gem n.¹ 1. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun]

gemc825

stonec825

gemstonec1000

perrya1300

precious stonec1300

jewela1400

regalc1426

precious pierc1450

margaritea1500

lapidary1509

hardstone1853

shiner1884

c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 62 Þas gymstanas synd tocwysede.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 135 Ne sculen ȝe nawiht ȝimstones leggen swinen to mete.

a1240 Ureisun in Cott. Hom. 193 Mid brihte ȝimstones hore krune is al biset.

a1272 Luue Ron 175 in Old Eng. Misc. 98 Among alle oþre ymstone þes beoþ deorre in vyche place.

a1272 Luue Ron 175 in Old Eng. Misc. 178 Mayde al so ich þe tolde þe ymston of þi bur.

c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 370/109 And with riche ȝimstones al-so.

figurative.a1175 Cott. Hom. 217 Heo is hefone liht..and all hiscefte ȝimston.c1200 Vices & Virtues 95 Ðat faire scrud of charite all besett mid ȝimstanes of gode werkes.

b. A stone capable of being worked up into a gem.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] > uncut or unpolished

rough1853

gemstone1883

1883 A. H. Church Precious Stones ii. 9 With an instrument so constructed the pleiochroism of the vast majority of gem-stones may be determined at a glance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gemstone
释义	gemstonen. Brit. /ˈdʒɛmstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛmˌstoʊn/ Etymology: < gem n.¹ + stone n.; in Old English gimstán. †a. In Old English and Middle English = gem n.¹ 1. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] gemc825 stonec825 gemstonec1000 perrya1300 precious stonec1300 jewela1400 regalc1426 precious pierc1450 margaritea1500 lapidary1509 hardstone1853 shiner1884 c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 62 Þas gymstanas synd tocwysede. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 135 Ne sculen ȝe nawiht ȝimstones leggen swinen to mete. a1240 Ureisun in Cott. Hom. 193 Mid brihte ȝimstones hore krune is al biset. a1272 Luue Ron 175 in Old Eng. Misc. 98 Among alle oþre ymstone þes beoþ deorre in vyche place. a1272 Luue Ron 175 in Old Eng. Misc. 178 Mayde al so ich þe tolde þe ymston of þi bur. c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 370/109 And with riche ȝimstones al-so. figurative.a1175 Cott. Hom. 217 Heo is hefone liht..and all hiscefte ȝimston.c1200 Vices & Virtues 95 Ðat faire scrud of charite all besett mid ȝimstanes of gode werkes. b. A stone capable of being worked up into a gem. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] > uncut or unpolished rough1853 gemstone1883 1883 A. H. Church Precious Stones ii. 9 With an instrument so constructed the pleiochroism of the vast majority of gem-stones may be determined at a glance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1000
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