Jewelry
111modern cut — Jewelry. any of several modifications or combinations of the brilliant cut, step cut, or table cut, having the girdle outline often in some novel form. Also, moderne cut. * * * …
112Old English cut — Jewelry. See single cut. * * * …
113old mine cut — Jewelry. a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants. * * * …
114Oriental cat's-eye — Jewelry. a chatoyant variety of chrysoberyl, used as a gem. * * * …
115peridot of Ceylon — Jewelry. a honey colored tourmaline, used as a gem: not a true peridot. * * * …
116piercing saw — Jewelry. a small, fine gauge saw blade with uniformly spaced, angled teeth, inserted in a jeweler s saw frame and used to cut precious metal and such soft materials as ivory and shell. [1870 75] * * * …
117serpentine jade — Jewelry. a green variety of serpentine used as a gem: not a true jade. * * * …
118single cut — Jewelry. a simple form of brilliant cut, having eight facets above and eight facets below the girdle, as well as the table, and usually a culet. Also called eight cut, Old English cut. [1825 35] * * * …
119smoky topaz — Jewelry. smoky quartz used as a gemstone: not a true topaz. [1790 1800] * * * …
120star facet — Jewelry. (in a brilliant) any of the eight small facets of the crown immediately below the table. [1745 55] * * * …
