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briolette
bri·o·lette B0485900 (brē′ə-lĕt′)n. A pear-shaped or oval gem that is cut in long triangular facets. [French, perhaps alteration (influenced by brillant, brilliant) of brignolette, diminutive of brignole, dried plum, from Brignoles, a town of southeast France.]briolette (ˌbriːəʊˈlɛt) n (Jewellery) a pear-shaped gem cut with long triangular facets[C19: from French, alteration of brillolette, from brignolette little dried plum, after Brignoles, France, where these plums are produced]bri•o•lette (ˌbri əˈlɛt) n. any pear-shaped gem having its entire surface cut with triangular facets. [1860–65; < French, brillolette literally, little dried plum] briolette
briolette[¦brē·ə¦let] (lapidary) An oval or pear-shaped gemstone with its surface cut in triangular, or sometimes rectangular, facets. |