table cut

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noun Jewelry.

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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Origin of table cut

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby table cut

tableau vivant, Table Bay, table board, tablecloth, table corn, table cut, table dancing, table d'hôte, table football, tableful, table-hop

How to use table cut in a sentence

There are various forms of such cutting, but three are specially employed, known as the brilliant, the rose and the table-cut.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
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 Pain
Another variety is called the "table cut," and is used for coloured stones.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones|John Mastin

Some 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