jewel settern.
/ˈdʒuː(ə)l ˌsɛtə/, U.S. /ˈdʒu(ə)l ˌsɛdər/ 1. A person who sets jewels or gems in position in jewellery, watch mechanisms, etc.; a jeweller. Cf. setter n.1 2c.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > jeweller > who sets stones
jewel setter1816
setter1819
1816 H. Whitfield Early Feuds II. vi. 217 I see you are the jewel-setter's warm advocate, and shall not be surprised to see you..when you will be queen of diamonds.
1903 Our Paper 28 Mar. 199/1 Within the last 15 years nine new jewel settings have been added to the movements of a first-class-watch.., but these new jewels have made an added demand for expert jewel setters.
2001 N.Y. Times 22 May b8/2 [He] makes a good living as a jewel setter in the diamond district of Manhattan.
2. A tool for positioning or setting a jewel in a watch mechanism or piece of jewellery.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > jeweller's tools
muffler1688
polishing mill1757
spit-sticker1837
slitting-mill1850
smoothing-mill1850
gem-peg1853
jewel setter1875
needle file1875
peg1879
stake1884
sharp1903
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1213/2 Jewel-setter, (Watch.) a circular steel cutter having a concave end.., which slightly exceeds in circumference the bezel into which the jewel is to be fitted.
1920 Sci. Amer. 1 May 482/3 A roller-jewel setter and a pallet-jewel setter are two very necessary tools [in watchmaking].
2000 Sunday Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 30 Apr. 3 h/4 Jewel setter; Staking set; Watchmaker's bath..and many other jeweler's pieces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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