What is "begem"

Usage examples of "begem".

Here was assembled a princely company, begowned and begemmed in fantastic panoply-the court of some Princess of Faerie-the Hall of a Goblin Queen!

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

The road ended abruptly at a great hole in the ground, similar to that which they had seen at the shrine of Uray Caver, except that this one was begemmed with glistening creet platters, and everywhere about it were queer oblongs of god-metal scored with cryptic runes.

Praeternaturally brilliant flowers bloom in most of the Other Worlds described by primitive eschatologists, and even in the begemmed and glassy paradises of the more advanced religions they have their place.

Litter First Lady and Keeper of the Home Hearth of Krevanel, critically regarded her reflection in the long mirror, whose ornate and begemmed frame rather overshadowed its smooth surface.

A Sea Folk woman stared back at her, aghast, with a dozen begemmed rings in her ears and twice as many golden medallions dangling from the chain running to her nose ring.

The furnishings, too, were all gilded and begemmed, bed and chairs and benches, wardrobes and chests and washstand.

The woman leaned forward and took my hand in her heavily begemmed fingers.

To feed a Monarch, and begem a crown, They build before high heaven a narrowing wall And the great purpose of Creation spoil.

Dripping trees, begemmed shrubs, wetly gleaming boulders hove into sight.

He backed up to what he clearly hoped was a safe distance to raise the lid of a begemmed gold casket.

Priam took a studied sip of water from the begemmed chalice by his side.

Some held boxes from which dangled strings of jewels, while others held ornate and begemmed candelabras, or single golden candlesticks, and yet others garments across outstretched handsgarments of the finest silks and cloth of gold, into which had been set rubies and emeralds, or scores of tiny brilliants, or thousands of tiny round, gold-veined mirrors.

Some held boxes from which dangled strings of jewels, while others held ornate and begemmed candelabras, or single golden candlesticks, and yet others garments across outstretched hands — garments of the finest silks and cloth of gold, into which had been set rubies and emeralds, or scores of tiny brilliants, or thousands of tiny round, gold-veined mirrors.

Voyvodan smiled broadly and gestured, beckoning them as he summoned a table, covered in the finest white damask, and upon it three begemmed golden cups with matching saucers, and a truly hideous teapot, tall as a man's arm and wrapped in little fat winged figures, vines, roses, trumpet flowers, tiny birds dining on the nectar of those flowers, and stylized bees.