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

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..

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

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

Facet :: Facet (n.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone..

Faceted :: Faceted (a.) Having facets.

Facetious :: Facetious (a.) Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion..

Humorist :: Humorist (n.) One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.

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..

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

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

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

Humor :: Humor (n.) That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness..

Cool :: Cool (superl.) Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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