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1. baguette, n. View full entry 1728
...A small moulding of semicircular section, of the astragal species....
2. bezel, n. View full entry 1611
...A slope, a sloping edge or face: esp. that of a chisel or other cutting tool (commonly basil.)...
3. ˈbrilliant, n.1 View full entry 1690
...A diamond of the finest cut and brilliancy....
4. briolette, n. View full entry 1865
...A pear-shaped diamond, having facets cut in all directions....
5. chip, n.1 View full entry c1330
...A small, and esp. thin, piece of wood, stone, or other material, separated by hewing, cutting, or breaking; a thin fragment chopped or broken off. (Unless otherwise specified, understood to be of...
6. collet, n.2 View full entry 1675
...The horizontal base of a diamond when cut as a brilliant; also called culet...
7. crown, n. View full entry c950
...An ornamental fillet, wreath, or similar encircling ornament for the head, worn for personal adornment, or as a mark of honour or achievement; a coronal or wreath of leaves or flowers....
8. culet, n.2 View full entry 1678
...The horizontal face or plane forming the bottom of a diamond when cut as a brilliant....
9. cutting, n. View full entry c1380
...The action of the verb cut, in various senses....
10. degree, n. View full entry c1230
...A step in an ascent or descent; one of a flight of steps; a step or rung of a ladder. Obs. (exc. in Heraldry)....
11. ˈdiamond-cut, adj. and n. View full entry 1637
...Cut into the shape of a diamond or rhomb....
12. dop, n.2 View full entry 1700
...The pupa-case or cocoon of an insect. rare....
13. facet, n.2 View full entry 1622
...Originally: one of the small cut and polished faces of a diamond or other gem. In later also: a flat, usually smooth, face or surface of any object....
14. feuillet, n.2 View full entry 1874
...(See quot. 1874.)...
15. ˈknife-ˌedge, n. View full entry 1818
...The edge of a knife; also transf., anything keenly cutting. Also attrib. = knife-edged....
16. naat, n. View full entry 1945
...An irregularity in the structure of a diamond, caused by a change of direction in the grain as a result of twinning (see twinning2). Also: a diamond having such...
17. naïf, adj. and n.2 View full entry c1598
...= naive1....
18. natural, n.1 View full entry a1400
...In pl. The inborn mental or physical endowments of a person; natural gifts or powers of mind (or body). Occas. as pure naturals in same sense (cf. sense...
19. pavilion, n. View full entry c1225
...A large, stately, or ornamental tent, usually rising to a central point rather than a ridge....
20. pendeloque, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1864
...A gem, esp. a diamond, cut in the shape of a drop and used as a pendant; a piece of jewellery of similar design. Also as : designating such...
