gemmed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“gemmed” is listed under Gem.
Gem transitive verb [past tense & past participle Gemmed; present participle & verbal noun Gemming]
1. To put forth in the form of buds. “Gemmed their blossoms.” rare John Milton
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.— Washington Irving
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54