navette

[ na-vet; French na-vet ]

noun

, Jewelry.

, plural na·vettes [na-, vets, n, a, -, vet].

1. a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.

Word History and Origins

Origin of navette¹

1905–10; < French: weaver's shuttle; literally, little ship. See nave, -ette

Example Sentences

The “marquise” or “navette” form is an elliptical brilliant of varying width in proportion to its length.

From Project Gutenberg

One, a man named Navette, pleaded that he could not have plotted in prison where he had only spent four days.

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Many of the best-known collections contain examples of these "nef" or "navette" pendants.

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