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单词 table-cutting
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table-cuttingn.

Brit. /ˈteɪbl ˌkʌtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈteɪb(ə)l ˌkədɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., cutting n.
Etymology: < table n. + cutting n., after table-cut adj. Compare earlier table cut n.
Now rare.
The process or technique of producing table-cut stones. Cf. table-cut adj.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] > cut in specific style > specific style of cutting
diamond-cut1691
star-cut1815
table cut1820
trap-cut1853
trapping1853
table-cutting1871
degree-cut1909
princess cut1966
1871 J. Brogden tr. A. Castellani Gems 87 When the cleavage of this was known, table-cutting and cutting in thin plates were discovered.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2478/1 Table-cutting is adopted with flat thin gems, which have not sufficient protuberance to be cut as rose diamonds or brilliants.
1888 J. A. Symonds tr. B. Cellini Life ii. lx. 289 The stone had been cut with a point; but since it did not yield the purity of lustre which one expects in such a diamond, its owners had cropped the point, and, in truth, it was not exactly fit for either point or table cutting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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