Brilliant–cut
a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
Historical Examples
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
The New Gresham Encyclopedia Various
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
noun, adjective
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