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BILLIANT CUT [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Gemmology
CONT

the two basic arrangements of facets are known as the brilliant and the step cut .... Both are characterized by a large facet ... topping the crown facets.

CONT

The standard brilliant-cut has a round girdle above which are the table and thirty-two other facets, while below are the culet and twenty-four other facets, making fifty-eight in all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Méthode de taille à facettes du diamant qui assure le maximum de réflexion et de réfraction de la lumière.

CONT

la taille en brillant comprend deux parties séparées par le feuilletis ou rondice: la couronne et la culasse.

Spanish

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