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One of the oldest style of cutting stone, used in the Middle Ages and into the seventeenth century. There is a large rectangle table-facet (q.v) surrounded by a bevelled edge or a series of small facets.  2, record 1, English, - table%2Dcut

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... the simplest was the table-cut, which was merely an octahedron with a rather large portion ground away from the apex to form the table and a smaller facet parallel to this acting as a culet.... The table-cut is really the simplest form of a step-cut or trap-cut stone....  3, record 1, English, - table%2Dcut

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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La taille en table est une sorte de table carrée ou oblongue dont les bords sont taillés en talus, et forment autour de la taille des espèces de biseaux.  2, record 1, French, - taille%20en%20table

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[...] la taille en table fut modifiée de telle sorte que les coins furent meulés et polis, ce qui améliora considérablement l'aspect des pierres précieuses.  2, record 1, French, - taille%20en%20table

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