Definition of table-cut
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : cut with a table
—used of a gem
2 : cut individually : custom-made —used of gloves
table cut
nounDefinition of table cut (Entry 2 of 2)
: a style of cutting gems in which the table is wider than the culet and joins the girdle in beveled edges — compare step cut
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