en cabochon

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French en cabochon.

Adverb

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en cabochon (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a cabochon.
    • 1839, Henry Philip Hope, Bram Hertz, A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Precious Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope, Esq:
      An extraordinary fine chatoyant cymophane, of a circular form, cut at the top en cabochan, and flat at the back, of a yellowish-green colour, semi-transparent, and very thin.