Meanings
adverben cabochon (not comparable)
- not comparableIn the manner of a cabochon.
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.
1839, Henry Philip Hope, Bram Hertz, A Catalogue of the Collection of Pearls and Precious Stones Formed by Henry Philip Hope, Esq
Origin
- Frenchen
- Englishen cabochon
Borrowed from French en cabochon.
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en cabochon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20cabochon
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