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Definitions of cabochon in various dictionaries:
noun - a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
A highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted gem.
In a highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted style: a sapphire that was cut cabochon.
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| Gem that's been polished but not faceted |
| Polished uncut stone |
| Smooth stone sailor found in pork à la française? |
| Polished gemstone |
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| a gem that has been polished but not faceted. |
| a highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem |
| A gem that has been polished but not faceted. |
| A highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted gem. |
| A convex style of cutting gems. |
| In a highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted style: a sapphire that was cut cabochon. |
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A cabochon (), from the Middle French word caboche (meaning "head"), is a gemstone which has been shaped and polished as opposed to faceted. The resulting form is usually a convex (rounded) obverse with a flat reverse. Cutting en cabochon (French: "in the manner of a cabochon") is usually applied to opaque gems, while faceting is usually applied to transparent stones. Hardness is also taken into account as softer gemstones with a hardness lower than 7 on the Mohs hardness scale are easily scratched, mainly by silicon dioxide in dust and grit. This would quickly make translucent gems unattractiveinstead they are polished as cabochons, making the scratches less evident. * In the case of asteriated stones such as star sapphires and chatoyant stones such as cat's eye chrysoberyl, a domed cabochon cut is used to show the star or eye, which would not be visible in a faceted cut. * The usual shape for cutting cabochons is an ellipse. This is because the eye is less sensitive to small asymmetries |