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Definition of Gem cutter
1. Noun. One who cuts and shapes precious stones.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gem Cutter
Literary usage of Gem cutter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Thorny Path (Per Aspera). by Georg Ebers (1892)
"He then named the gem-cutter Heron, his son Alexander, and his daughter Melissa,
... Whoever should take the daughter of the gem-cutter—and he described ..."
2. Ingenuity and Luxury by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams (1911)
"During the latter part of the fifteenth century, however, some time between the
years 1460 and 1480, a gem-cutter of Bruges named Van ..."
3. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones: Being a Description of Their Sentiments by George Frederick Kunz (1913)
"Later, after his release, Cellini learned that an enemy had given a diamond to
a certain Lione Aretino, a gem-cutter, instructing him to grind it up so that ..."
4. A History of Science by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams (1910)
"During the latter part of the fifteenth century, however, some time between the
years 1460 and 1480, a gem-cutter of Bruges named Van ..."
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