Tiffany setting

American  

noun

Jewelry.

1. a setting, as in a ring, in which the stone is held with prongs.

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Etymology

Origin of Tiffany setting

Named after C. L. Tiffany

Example Sentences

Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in Manhattan said a lower-court judge erred in finding Costco liable for selling the rings, which Costco said had a pronged “Tiffany” setting.

From Washington Post

She chooses a traditional round 2.17-carat diamond solitaire in the signature six-prong Tiffany setting.

From New York Times

His father, Charles Lewis Tiffany, soon invented the “Tiffany setting” for diamond rings: Instead of framing the stone with bezels on either side, it displayed the gem solo atop a band.

From New York Times

“Think of the windows of Gene Moore in the ’60s that juxtaposed a toy steam shovel with a pile of sand and an extraordinary diamond in a Tiffany setting.

From New York Times

The rings in question had a pronged setting that Costco said is “commonly known as a ‘Tiffany’ setting,” however, some of the display cases simply described the rings as “Tiffany” instead of “Tiffany setting” or “Tiffany style.”

From New York Times