Gem v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gemmed p. pr. & vb. n. Gemming]
 1. To put forth in the form of buds. “Gemmed their blossoms.” [R.]
 2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
 3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.
    England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.   --W. Irving.

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 gemmed
      See gem


 gem
      n 1: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
           "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had
           jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: gemstone,
           stone]
      2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: treasure]
      3: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of
         jewelry [syn: jewel]
      4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: muffin]
      5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece
         of jewelry [syn: jewel, precious stone]
      [also: gemming, gemmed]


 gemmed
      adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: beaded, beady,
             bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, jeweled, jewelled,
             sequined, spangled, spangly]