table cut
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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There are various forms of such cutting, but three are specially employed, known as the brilliant, the rose and the table-cut.
In many of the Flemish pictures of the same date we find ornamental rings set with table-cut or cabochon stones.
Jewellery | H. Clifford Smith,Those large table-cut emeralds, when they are of that fine quality, fetch a good deal of money.
The New Gulliver and Other Stories | Barry PainAnother variety is called the "table cut," and is used for coloured stones.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones | John MastinSome persons broil or fry the ham without eggs, and send it to table cut into little slips or mouthfuls.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches | Eliza Leslie
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