gem : Idioms & Phrases

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Artificial gem

  • an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Cf. Paste, and Strass.
Webster 1913

coral gem

  • noun low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States
    Lotus berthelotii.
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gem clip

  • noun a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
    paper clip; paperclip.
    • the paper clip was invented in 1900
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gem cutter

  • noun one who cuts and shapes precious stones
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gem state

  • noun a state in the Rocky Mountains
    Idaho; ID.
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gems-horn

Gems"-horn` noun
Etymology
G., prop., chamois horn.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
Webster 1913

opaque gem

  • noun a gemstone that is opaque
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Sun gem

  • (Zoöl.), a Brazilian humming bird (Heliactin cornutus). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also Horned hummer.
Webster 1913

transparent gem

  • noun a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
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