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gemwright

gemwright noun: a worker in gems; a jeweler.

Noun

gemwright (plural gemwrights)

  1. (rare) A worker in gems; a jeweler
    • In Valinor, the Elves are masons, gemwrights, and boat-builders, and their wives talented weavers and embroiderers.2005, Ty Rosenthal, The Arts & Crafts Movement and JRR Tolkien - Ansereg
    • Wulltid scratched his head. “I tried. I could have kept that place clear for two years. Three, even. But that Gemwright wanted five years! [...]”2010, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, The Burning City

Forms of gemwright

pluralgemwrights

Origin of gemwright

Probably a modern calque of Old English ġimwyrhta (“jeweler”), equivalent to gem + wright.

Questions about gemwright

What does gemwright mean?
Gemwright means a worker in gems; a jeweler.
What part of speech is gemwright?
Gemwright is a noun.
What is the plural of gemwright?
The plural of gemwright is gemwrights.

Words near gemwright in the dictionary

  1. gemuls
  2. gemuti
  3. gemutlich
  4. gemutlichkeit
  5. gemwork
  6. gemwright
  7. gemwrights
  8. gemycircularvirus
  9. gemycircularviruses
  10. gemykibivirus
  11. gemykibiviruses

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