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cabochon

noun cab·o·chon \ ˈka-bə-ˌshän \

Definition of cabochon

:a gem or bead cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted; also :this style of cutting

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cabochon

adverb

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With a peach-pit-size cabochon emerald centered in a dangling frame, the necklace’s contemporary geometry is complemented by an intricate, diamond-bejeweled chain.

— t magazine, New York Times, "From Miniature Art to an Intimate New Hotel, New Things on T’s Radar," 17 Aug. 2017
Inset geode halves, turquoise cabochons along with seed beads of black, blue, turquoise, white and gray fill the contours of an otherwise ghostly type figure - the hollow skull of a longhorn bull’s head.

— sheila vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "Anderson artist giving new life to animal skulls, one bead at a time," 20 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of cabochon

Medieval French, diminutive of Medieval French dialect (Picard) caboche head

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