单词 | table cut |
释义 | table cutn. The style of cutting a precious stone with a large flat upper surface surrounded by small facets; (also) a table-cut stone. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [noun] > cut in specific style > specific style of cutting diamond-cut1691 star-cut1815 table cut1820 trap-cut1853 trapping1853 table-cutting1871 degree-cut1909 princess cut1966 1820 J. Crawfurd Hist. Indian Archipel. III. ix. v. 493 The cut which is approved of by the Indian islanders is a kind of table cut. 1840 Merchants' Mag. Dec. 510 The Table Cut, appropriate for sealstones, is composed of an uneven and conchoidal table, surrounded by one or two circular rows of facets. 1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky ii. vii. 314 The table cut consists simply of a greatly developed table and culet meeting the girdle with beveled edges. 1970 E. Bruton Diamonds x. 159 The table cut was an octahedron with its top point flattened to a square facet called the table. 1994 Antique Collector June 62/1 The earliest diamonds were cut as cabochons..followed by the table cuts seen in Spanish 16th century pieces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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