单词 | table-cut |
释义 | table-cutadj. Of a diamond or other precious stone: cut with a large flat upper surface surrounded by small facets. Cf. table n. 26. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] > cut into facets > specific tabled?1578 spread1676 table-cut1688 star-cut1704 tallow-drop1798 table-faced1853 tallow-cut1855 tallow-topped1865 marquise1903 scissor-cut1935 princess cut1961 1688 London Gaz. No. 2320/4 Lost.., a Diamond Ring, Table Cut. 1704 London Gaz. No. 4046/4 8 Rings, one a Diamond with 7 Stones, Table-cut. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 53 A parcel of old-fashioned rose and table-cut things. 1822 Pract. Econ. (ed. 2) ii. 87 The table-cut diamonds ought always to be the cheapest. 1854 Encycl. Americana IV. 489/1 These gems are considered to appear to greatest advantage when table-cut. 1905 A. Lang in Longman's Mag. Apr. 566 I could not tell what stones the table-cut stones were. 1988 Burlington Mag. June 427/1 A line of table-cut rubies with a row of opals in oval collets above. 1997 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 9 June e1 The world's largest table-cut diamond..weighs 27 carats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1688 |
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