navette
[ na-vet; French na-vet ]
/ næˈvɛt; French naˈvɛt /
noun, plural na·vettes [na-vets; French na-vet]. /næˈvɛts; French naˈvɛt/. Jewelry.
a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.
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Example sentences from the Web for navette
One, a man named Navette, pleaded that he could not have plotted in prison where he had only spent four days.
The Gods are Athirst|Anatole FranceThe “marquise” or “navette” form is an elliptical brilliant of varying width in proportion to its length.
Many of the best-known collections contain examples of these "nef" or "navette" pendants.
Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,