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table cut
noun
, Jewelry.
- a variety of step cut in which a very large table is joined to the girdle with a bevel.
- (formerly) a diamond cut in which the natural octahedral crystal of the diamond is used intact, the only cutting being in the formation of the table and culet.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of table cut1
First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences
There are various forms of such cutting, but three are specially employed, known as the brilliant, the rose and the table-cut.
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In many of the Flemish pictures of the same date we find ornamental rings set with table-cut or cabochon stones.
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Those large table-cut emeralds, when they are of that fine quality, fetch a good deal of money.
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Another variety is called the "table cut," and is used for coloured stones.
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Some persons broil or fry the ham without eggs, and send it to table cut into little slips or mouthfuls.
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