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begem

American  
[bih-jem] / bɪˈdʒɛm /

verb (used with object)

begemmed, begemming
  1. to cover with gems.


Etymology

Origin of begem

First recorded in 1740–50; be- + gem

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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

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)

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

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

From Adonais by Shelley, Percy Bysshe

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

Miss Raymond was no sooner seated, however, than she sprang up again and with one begemmed hand secured a firm hold on the bird of paradise in Miss Vivian Haig's hat.

From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague

Many a leaf was begemmed with the blue bodies closely set side by side or in a close cluster.

From My Studio Neighbors by Gibson, William Hamilton

Through this begemmed and piping throng, Kammerman and Volkovisk elbowed their way to the street for a breath of fresh air; and as they reached the sidewalk Kammerman heaved a sigh of relief.

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague

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

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)

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