cabochon

cabochon

cab·o·chon

C0006500 (kăb′ə-shŏn′)n.1. A highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted gem.2. A convex style of cutting gems.adv. In a highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted style: a sapphire that was cut cabochon.

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[French, from Old North French, augmentative of caboche, head; see cabbage.]

cabochon

(ˈkæbəˌʃɒn; French kabɔʃɔ̃) n (Jewellery) a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted[C16: from Old French, from Old Norman French caboche head; see cabbage¹]

cab•o•chon

(ˈkæb əˌʃɒn, -ˌʃɔ̃)

n. 1. a gemstone, usu. round or oval, cut so as to have a domed surface that is polished but not faceted. 2. the style of cutting a stone so. adv. 3. in the form of a cabochon: a turquoise cut cabochon. adj. 4. cut in the form of a cabochon. [1570–80; < Middle French, derivative of caboche head]

Thesaurus

Noun

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cabochon - a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facetsgemstone, gem, stone - a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"