begem

American  

[bih-jem] / bɪˈdʒɛm /

verb (used with object)

begemmed, begemming

1. to cover with gems.

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Etymology

Origin of begem

First recorded in 1740–50; be- + gem

Example Sentences

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begem begemmed begemming

And threw The wreath upon him like an anadem Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem.

From Adonais by Shelley, Percy Bysshe

Its children will be as the grains of sand that bar the ocean's waves, or the stars that begem the vault of night.

From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by Meyer, F. B. (Frederick Brotherton)

Gardens and domes—bazars, begem the woods— Seraglio, harems, peopled solitudes, Where the veil'd idol kneels; and vistas through Barr'd lattices, that give th' enamoured view; Flowers, orange-trees—and waters sparkling near.

From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by Auldjo, John

And as she breathes, with balmy sighs, A fervent blessing over them, The tearful, glistening dews begem The parents' and the children's eyes.

From Poems by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

In a purple muumuu, braceleted and begemmed, she glided from chair to chair.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Southey lent it, when he possessed the magnifico, to Coleridge, who has begemmed it all over with his fine pencillings.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 by Various

Their fingers were richly begemmed; their watch-chains were laden with seals and charms.

From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Dodd, Anna Bowman

Not a motion, animate or inanimate, save the occasional shooting of the stars in the begemmed firmament, could be observed.

From Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described by Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp)

If a man be found willing to rear, in Our name, an edifice of pure gold or silver, or a house begemmed with stones of inestimable value, such a wish will no doubt be granted.

From Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh

But their particular distinction lay in the multitude of stars begemming the background.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)

There is no God upon the eternal throne Of stars begemming the bewildering blue Unless one has the eyes to see him.

From Household Gods by Crowley, Aleister