gemsetter

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English

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Etymology

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gem +‎ setter

Noun

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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 []