单词 | profile cut |
释义 | > as lemmasprofile cut profile cut n. and adj. (a) n.a method or style of cutting a diamond in which it is sliced into thin plates that are polished on one side, finely grooved on the other, and bevelled on the edge; (b) adj.of a diamond: cut using this method. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun] > of specific type of cut > types of cut rose-cut1773 Lisbon cut1874 twentieth century cut1903 profile cut1964 1964 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 25 Aug. 10/6 An even more radical innovation is the ‘profile’ or ‘corrugated’ cut. 1964 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 25 Aug. 10/6 The profile-cut diamond..has neither culet bottom point nor an inverted pyramid below its table or top surface. 1970 R. Webster Gems (ed. 2) xx. 378 The Profile cut allows considerably greater area of visible diamond than a brilliant cut of similar size. 1976 ‘D. Craig’ Faith, Hope & Death xxii. 156 Good stuff, like profile-cut diamonds. < as lemmas |
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