millegrainn.
/ˈmɪlɡreɪn/, /ˈmɪlɪɡreɪn/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌɡreɪn/, /ˈmɪləˌɡreɪn/ A gem setting of beaded or crenellated metal.
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1927 Dict. Occupational Terms (Ministry of Labour) §284 Setter, gem; jewel setter; makes setting..; type of setting, e.g. claw, millegrain, flush, cup.
1948 W. A. Jackson Jewellery Repairing iv. 49 If the setting be a millegraine one and the tiny beaded edge be worn down..a new edge can sometimes be brought up by the burnisher.
1970 E. Bruton Diamonds xx. 349 In the nineteenth century many small diamonds were set in a form known as milligrain, in which the metal used to hold the diamonds was crenelated by drawing a hardened steel ring round the metal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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