Meaning & use
gemmary
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A collection or store of gems or precious stones.
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The old cabinet held a small gemmary of uncut sapphires and garnets collected over decades.
Scholars once used the word gemmary to describe a jeweler's private treasury.
A note on using this word
A rare, archaic term rooted in the Latin "gemma" (gem); it rarely appears outside historical or literary writing today.
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gem collection
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