table cut: Meaning and Definition of

ta'ble cut"

Pronunciation: [key]
— Jewelry. Jewelry.
  1. a variety of step cut in which a very large table is joined to the girdle with a bevel.
  2. (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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