cabochon

[-shonz; Fr. -shawn

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noun

a precious stone of convex hemispherical or oval form, polished but not cut into facets.

an ornamental motif resembling this, either concave or convex and often surrounded by ornately carved leaf patterns, used on furniture of the 18th century.

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adverb

in the form of a cabochon: a turquoise cut cabochon.

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adjective

being cut cabochon: cabochon gems.

Origin:
1570–80; < Middle French, equivalent to caboche head (see cabbage¹) + -on diminutive suffix

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cabochon (ˈkæbəˌʃɒn, French kabɔʃɔ̃)

—n
	a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted

[C16: from Old French, from Old Norman French caboche head; see cabbage¹]

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cabochon

1570s, from Fr. cabochon (14c.), augmentative of caboche (12c.), augmentative or pejorative formation, ultimately from L. caput "head." Essentially the same word as cabbage.

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