chaton
Americannoun
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Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
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a bezel in a ring.
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Etymology
Origin of chaton
1570–80; < French, Old French chastun gem setting < Germanic; compare Old High German kasto container
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The chaton of another gold ring, found on the same spot, is covered with similar animal heads.
From The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various
It has also been applied to a fabric of a woolly nature; cf. the botanical catkin, which is in French chaton, kitten.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
There is absolutely no need for gold chatons at this point—the technology has moved on—but Lange insists on using them.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
The watchmakers use gold chatons with steel screws to hold down the rubies that act as a lubrication system for the watch.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
"A comb of rose diamonds, form D 5, surmounted by a large rose surrounded by smaller ones, and a cinque-foil in roses, the chatons alternated, below a band of roses."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 by Various
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