cabochon

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.]

cabochon cabochon emerald pendant

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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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"