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MARQUISE TAILLE BRILLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Diamond Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- marquise
1, record 1, English, marquise
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- marquise cut 2, record 1, English, marquise%20cut
correct
- marquise brilliant cut 3, record 1, English, marquise%20brilliant%20cut
correct
- navette 4, record 1, English, navette
correct, see observation
- navette cut 5, record 1, English, navette%20cut
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A traditional fancy shape made up of two arcs of the same radius meeting at symmetrical pointed ends and having a pointed culet. 6, record 1, English, - marquise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An] elongated, boat-shaped brilliant cut with curving sides and pointed ends, developed in France in the 1740s. Believed to have been named after the Marquise de Pompadour, a mistress of King Louis XV. 7, record 1, English, - marquise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word marquise is preferred in the diamond trade; navette and boat shaped in the colored-stone trade. 8, record 1, English, - marquise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marquise
1, record 1, French, marquise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- navette 2, record 1, French, navette
correct, feminine noun
- taille marquise 3, record 1, French, taille%20marquise
correct, feminine noun
- taille navette 4, record 1, French, taille%20navette
correct, feminine noun
- marquise taille brillant 5, record 1, French, marquise%20taille%20brillant
proposal, feminine noun
- navette taille brillant 5, record 1, French, navette%20taille%20brillant
proposal, feminine noun
- forme marquise taille brillant 5, record 1, French, forme%20marquise%20taille%20brillant
proposal, feminine noun
- forme navette taille brillant 5, record 1, French, forme%20navette%20taille%20brillant
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de taille brillant constituée de deux arcs de cercle égaux allongés, avec la culasse qui se termine par une colette fermée. 6, record 1, French, - marquise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La marquise possède un facettage analogue à celui d'un diamant rond taille brillant; cette taille se justifie par la forme de la pierre brute. 7, record 1, French, - marquise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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