gemma

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

gemma ae, f

GEM-, a bud, eye, gem : turgent in palmite gemmae, V.— A precious stone, jewel, gem : gemmas coëmere: pocula gemmis distincta: ornatus multis gemmis: maior, Iu.— A wrought gem : ut gemmā bibat, a goblet carved of a precious stone , V.: signat sua crimina gemmā, seal-ring , O.: Arguit ipsorum quos littera gemmaque, Iu.— An eye (of a peacock's tail), O.

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