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gemwright

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *wurhtijō✻
  2. inherited from wyrhta
  3. inherited from wrighte
  4. compounded as gemwright — “gem + wright”

Definitions

  1. A worker in gems

    A worker in gems; a jeweler

    • In Valinor, the Elves are masons, gemwrights, and boat-builders, and their wives talented weavers and embroiderers.
    • Wulltid scratched his head. “I tried. I could have kept that place clear for two years. Three, even. But that Gemwright wanted five years! [...]”
    • A Hapan gemwright whose intricately fitted gems enjoyed a brief but influential vogue a few centuries back.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA