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Record 1 1993-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Gemmology
DEF

A form of cutting in which the upper surface forms a rounded dome. The base may be flat, convex or concave.

CONT

until the late middle ages gems of all kinds were cut either en cabochon ... or ... into flat platelets. [modern gem cutting, the cabochon method continues to be used for opaque, translucent and some transparent stones].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Gemmologie
OBS

Employée surtout pour des pierres opaques, semi-transparentes ou transparentes à coloration intense, elle [la taille en cabochon] consiste à faire prendre une forme arrondie à la partie supérieure et plate à la partie inférieure; on obtient des formes en hémisphères ou semi-ovoïdes, aux courbures variables.

CONT

la taille en cabochon [...] comporte à sa partie supérieure une surface convexe, à la partie inférieure une surface convexe moins prononcée ou une surface plane.

Spanish

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