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A highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem
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cabochon
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A cabochon , from the Middle French word caboche (meaning "head"), is a gemstone which has been shaped and polished as opposed to faceted . The resulting form is usually a convex (rounded) obverse with a flat reverse. Cutting en cabochon (French: "in the ...
WordNet
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n : a highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
cabochon \ca`bo`chon"\ (k[a^]`b[u^]*sh[aum]n"; Fr. k[.a]`b[-o]`sh[^o]N"), a. [see cabochon , n..] (Jewelry) Of, pertaining to, containing, or in the style of, a cabochon .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, from French cabochon (14c.), augmentative of caboche (12c.), augmentative or pejorative formation, ultimately from Latin caput "head" (see capitulum ). Essentially the same word as cabbage .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A convex-cut, polished stone.
Usage examples of cabochon.
In the center of the huge domed ballroom was a round pool illuminated in such a way as to make it appear like an enormous aquamarine cabochon jewel.
A golden spark popped from the amber cabochon on my left middle finger.
Tessa had huge, unfaceted cabochon sapphires, almost as simple as deep blue glass pebbles, in invisible platinum settings, to wear with jeans and denim shirts.
The cup was, like Adelheid, a thing of beauty: carved sardonyx decorated with a filigree of gold wire studded with cabochons, an echo of those in her belt.
For the most part, it contained rings, some plain, others ornamented with enamel or engraving, a few heavy cabochons and more seals that must have been worn for generations before crossing the ocean in hopes of reaffirming their ownership.
Helen says, and spreads her hand on the counter, her fingers sparkling and loaded with step-cut emeralds and cabochon star sapphires and black, cushion-cut bort diamonds.
Rings glinted on his fingers, set with gemstones, a banded cabochon of onyx, polished sapphire, and a waxy red carnelian.
Absently, Calum stroked a thumb over the signet he wore, feeling the sharp roughness of the family crest engraved in the cabochon ruby.
Last Son brought the chest, carved out of ivory, banded with gold, and ornamented with cabochons of pale aquamarine and dark red garnets, and placed it on Stronghand's thighs, then retreated to stand by the others.
Set into small bezels in an oval pattern around the Ember were fifteen opaque black diamonds, cabochon cut, surely the zenith of understatement since they functioned as studs for the tiny integral computer terminal.
I hung around my neck a pendant of pearls and cabochon emeralds-from my father the day I received the title doctor of philosophy.
The Ja-Gaar watched her incuriously with the cabochon jewels of their eyes, their tails swishing back and forth like the metronomes used at choir practice.
The twenty-carat cabochon star sapphire in his ring was a high-quality Burmese blue.
Incorrectly called lazurite in the South, lapis lazuli is usually cabochon cut and polished to show off its golden inclusions.