table cut

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noun Jewelry.

a variety of step cut in which a very large table is joined to the girdle with a bevel.

(formerly) a diamond cut in which the natural octahedral crystal of the diamond is used intact, the only cutting being in the formation of the table and culet.

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Origin of table cut

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby table cut

tableau vivant, Table Bay, table board, tablecloth, table corn, table cut, table dancing, table d'hôte, table football, tableful, table-hop

How to use table cut in a sentence

In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, â€?Hello, Iâ€™m Oliver Reed.
The Story Behind Lee Marvinâ€™s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Crew members had to cut through the ice on the streets to get shots.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of â€?Purple Rainâ€™|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Miss Smith immediately rises from the table, puts up her dear little mouth to her papa to be kissed.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")

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