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Brilliant :: Brilliant (a.) A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with

Pane :: Pane (n.) One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant cut diamond.

Facet :: Facet (v. t.) To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond..

Facetious :: Facetious (a.) Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply..

Bizet :: Bizet (n.) The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant, n..

Urbanity :: Urbanity (n.) Polite wit; facetiousness.

#NAME? :: -et () A noun suffix with a diminutive force; as in baronet, pocket, facet, floweret, latchet..

Faceting :: Faceting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Face.

Humorously :: Humorously (adv.) Facetiously; wittily.

Skive :: Skive (n.) The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.

Facette :: Facette (n.) See Facet, n..

Facetiae :: Facetiae (n. pl.) Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.

Faceted :: Faceted (imp. & p. p.) of Face.

Rose-cut :: Rose-cut (a.) Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant, n..

Pane :: Pane (n.) One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides..

Stemmer :: Stemma (n.) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.

Culasse :: Culasse (n.) The lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond.

Facet :: Facet (n.) A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond..

Facet :: Facet (n.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.

Witty :: Witty (n.) Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty remark, poem, and the like..

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