OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4247

gem

/d͡ʒɛm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alhaja • camafeo • gema • joya • piedra preciosa
A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
And on her head she wore a tyre of gold, Adornd with gemmes and owches wondrous fayre, Whose passing price vneath was to be told;
Of six preceding ancestors, that gem, Conferr’d by testament to the sequent issue, Hath it been owed and worn. This is his wife; That ring’s a thousand proofs.
primor
Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
She's an absolute gem.
Standout “Hidden Knives” is the kind of new wave-leaning punk gem John Hughes would’ve loved, while “So Beneath You” is a teeth-baring, roiling tune.
Word forms