cabochon

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The purple, carved-glass cabochon is a vintage piece I picked up somewhere in Germany years ago.

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  1. noun A highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted gem.
  2. noun A convex style of cutting gems.
  3. adverb In a highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted style: a sapphire that was cut cabochon.

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  • Topping it all off is the gold winding crown's black cabochon (rounded crystal) accent. —  We Blog A Lot
  • Yellow Jasper Ring This oval jasper cabochon is set in antiqued sterling silver. —  We Blog A Lot
  • Ornate rose motif highlighted by 33 cabochon accents. —  eDealinfo.com - Today's Hot Deals
  • Ranging from clear crystals and pearls on silver-plated mesh to cabochon jade on gold-plated frame or black crystals encasing an onyx skull head, each unique creation shimmers with the extraordinary design talent of Lau who was once a couture fashion buyer for 15 years.
  • Seiko Women's Diamond Accent Watch #SXGM27 Product Description: Quartz movement, Dress watch, Silver-tone hands, numbers and dot markers, Mother-of-pearl, Stainless steel case is set with 8 genuine diamonds, Stainless steel cabochon crown with a black gemstone, Stainless steel case and caseback, 30 meters / 100 feet water resistantAmazon. com Product Description: —  We Blog A Lot
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  1. French, from Old North French, augmentative of caboche, head; see cabbage.

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  1. F. (=Spanish cabujon = Portuguese cabuchão), from caboche, head, pate; see caboche.
 

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/kæboʊˈʃɔn/
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