rose-cutadj.
/ˈrəʊzkʌt/, U.S. /ˈroʊzˌkət/ Esp. of a diamond or other precious stone: having the upper surface cut into many equal-sized triangular facets or planes. Cf. rose cut n., rose diamond n.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [adjective] > specific cut
star-cut1704
rose-cut1773
trapped1875
brilliant cut1933
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun] > of specific type of cut > types of cut
rose-cut1773
Lisbon cut1874
twentieth century cut1903
profile cut1964
1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 53 A parcel of old-fashioned rose and table-cut things.
1815 J. Mawe Treat. Diamonds (ed. 2) i. 56 Diamonds are brilliant cut, rose cut, and table cut.
1862 Chambers's Encycl. III. 536/1 Vertical and lateral appearance of rose-cut diamond.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 838/1 Feuillets,..the projecting points of the triangular facets in a rose-cut diamond, whose bases join those of the triangles of the central pyramid.
1916 F. B. Wade Diamonds iii. 58 When the brilliant form was first introduced,..many people of taste are said to have preferred the well-made, rose-cut stones.
1998 Independent 9 Dec. ii. 9/4 His tour de force is Marie Antoinette's necklace, made from 500 rose-cut Austrian crystals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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