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cabochon
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cab·o·chon  (kb-shn)
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.
[French, from Old North French, augmentative of caboche, head; see cabbage.]
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cabochon
cabochon emerald pendant
cabochon [ˈkæbəˌʃɒn (French) kabɔʃɔ̃]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted
[from Old French, from Old Norman French caboche head; see cabbage1]
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Noun1.cabochon - a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
gemstone, 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"
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