gemsetter

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

gem +‎ setter

Noun[edit]

gemsetter (plural gemsetters)

  1. A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.
    • c. 1930, Ira Gershwin, article in the New York Times
      Lyric writing […] requires […] the infinite patience of the gemsetter […]
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