cabochon

[ kab-uh-shon; French ka-baw-shawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cab·o·chons [kab, -, uh, -shonz, k, a, -baw-, shawn].

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.

cabochon

/ kabɔʃɔ̃; ˈkæbəˌʃɒn /

1570–80; < Middle French, equivalent to caboche head ( cabbage ¹ ) + -on diminutive suffix

C16: from Old French, from Old Norman French caboche head; see cabbage ¹

He peered at the brooch, which represented a bunch of grapes in small cabochon amethysts and leaves of green enamel.

And there was a pendant, a star of diamonds with a great cabochon sapphire—Mademoiselle's beloved jewel!

Each was a flat star of gray metal in which was set a large oval, cabochon-cut jewel.

The first three and the last are cabochon cut, elliptical in contour with flat bottoms.

Design a built-up ring using an elliptical cabochon cut stone as the point of concentration.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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