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Vinony

cabochon

noun

  1. convex-cut, polished gemstone
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French cabochon, diminutive form of caboche (“head”), from Old French caboce, from Latin caput (“head”).

  1. A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.

    “Thecla was […] stroking a bracelet formed like a kraken, a kraken whose tentacles wrapped the white flesh of her arm; its eyes were cabochon emeralds.”