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step cut

noun Jewelry.

a cut consisting of a rectangular girdle, often faceted, with two or more tiers of narrow facets running parallel to the girdle on both the crown and the pavilion: used especially in stones in which color is more important than brilliance.

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Nearby words

  1. step,
  2. step aerobics,
  3. step aside,
  4. step by step,
  5. step change,
  6. step dance,
  7. step down,
  8. step function,
  9. step in,
  10. step in the right direction, a

Origin of step cut

First recorded in 1860–65
Also called trap cut.
Related formsstep-cut, adjective
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