A gemstone or gem (also called a fine gem, jewel, or a precious or semi-precious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.ven the same gemstone can occur in many different colors: sapphires show different shades of blue and pink and fancy sapphires exhibit a whole range of other colors from yellow to orange-pink, the latter called  padparadscha sapphire .
The definition of tarry is of, looking like or covering in tar. An example of something tarry is a creature that has just crawled out of a tar-filled pit. Tarry is defined as to delay, be late or wait. An example of to tarry is to be 20 minutes late to a wedding ceremony.
For the carrying cost of currency, see Demurrage (currency). The term demurrage /dÉªËmÉËrÉªdÊ/ from Old French demeurage, from demeurer - to linger, tarry - originated in vessel chartering and referred to the period when the charterer remained in possession of the vessel after the period normally allowed to load and unload cargo (laytime).