A paste which sets hard, used in setting precious stones: see quot. 1656. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > 			[noun]		 > jeweller's materials (4)		 tent1594 A paste which sets hard, used in setting precious stones: see quot. 1656. Obsolete. using stone1688 (see quot. 1688). Tommy1877 Chiefly more fully soft tommy. Soft lead or pewter solder. Obsolete. piping1881 A length of wire, usually of a semi-precious metal, used to support a thin plate of a precious metal (esp. gold) in an elaborate piece of jewellery… | 
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