Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name for a style of cutting precious stones in which the stone is domed on one or both sides.
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Examples
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The diamond nose-stud that takes the place of the Western patch in drawing attention to the curve of the nostril, the gold ornament in the centre of the forehead studded with tallow-drop emeralds and flawed rubies, the heavy circlet of beaten gold that was fastened round her neck by the softness of the pure metal, and the chinking curb-patterned silver anklets hanging low over the rosy ankle-bone.
Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900
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"tallow-drop," which takes the form of a somewhat flattened or long-focus double-convex lens.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin
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"It's something of a heart-shaped stone, you see; but we call it a tallow-drop, because it's very much the shape of a drop of tallow.
Henry Dunbar A Novel 1875
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