What is "gemming"

Gem \Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gemming]

1. To put forth in the form of buds. ``Gemmed their blossoms.'' [R.]
   --Milton.

2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.

3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.

   England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
   --W. Irving.

vb. (present participle of gem English)

See gem

1. n. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: gemstone, stone]

2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: treasure]

3. a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel]

4. a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: muffin]

5. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel, precious stone]

6. [also: gemming, gemmed]