table cut

noun

, Jewelry.

1. a variety of step cut in which a very large table is joined to the girdle with a bevel.
2. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of table cut¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

There are various forms of such cutting, but three are specially employed, known as the brilliant, the rose and the table-cut.

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In many of the Flemish pictures of the same date we find ornamental rings set with table-cut or cabochon stones.

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Those large table-cut emeralds, when they are of that fine quality, fetch a good deal of money.

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Another variety is called the "table cut," and is used for coloured stones.

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Some persons broil or fry the ham without eggs, and send it to table cut into little slips or mouthfuls.

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