Cabochon

//ˌkæbəˈʃɒn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets. attributive

    "Thecla was […] stroking a bracelet formed like a kraken, a kraken whose tentacles wrapped the white flesh of her arm; its eyes were cabochon emeralds."

  2. 2
    a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets wordnet

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"Thecla was […] stroking a bracelet formed like a kraken, a kraken whose tentacles wrapped the white flesh of her arm; its eyes were cabochon emeralds."

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabochon, diminutive form of caboche (“head”), from Old French caboce, from Latin caput (“head”).

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