0 a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace. -- smykkesten; ædelsten
1 anything or anyone thought to be especially good -- smykke; skat
This picture is the gem of my collection.
The question is whether those unforeseen elements, after careful examination, turn out to be pebbles in one's shoes or gems on one's fingers.
This boom has been largely driven and controlled by illicit mining and transnational gem trafficking.
This collection is full of gems that will delight the reader.
How many hidden gems do we miss, if selection is influenced in this way?
And there is another fascinating linguistic gem here.
It contains some gems, but is unlikely to further understanding of the genre as a whole.
Despite its extensive coverage and compact presentation, the book includes many gems.
It is therefore important to examine the logic of ' gem rushes', and how the gem sector developed into its current form.
