Cabochon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cabochon \ca`bo`chon"\ (k[a^]`b[u^]*sh[aum]n"; Fr.
     k[.a]`b[-o]`sh[^o]N"), n. [F.] (Jewelry)
     A stone of convex form, highly polished, but not faceted;
     also, the style of cutting itself. Such stones are said to be
     cut en cabochon.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cabochon \ca`bo`chon"\ (k[a^]`b[u^]*sh[aum]n"; Fr.
     k[.a]`b[-o]`sh[^o]N"), a. [see {cabochon}, n..] (Jewelry)
     Of, pertaining to, containing, or in the style of, a
     {cabochon}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cabochon
       n : a highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem