a gem or bead with a smooth curved surface, highly polished but not faceted.

An unfaceted cut stone of domed form (having a convex surface). Often called a "cab."

It is an unfaceted cut stone of a domed form, having a convex surfact. It is often also called as "cab."

A stone with a rounded, convex shape, polished, with no facets.

A stone cut into a convex shape, then polished but not faceted. Cabochon is one of the oldest and simplest cuts. It is often used on opaque and translucent stones, such as opal or chalcedony.

A polished dome-cut, typically used for opaque gemstones.

A solid opal (or other gemstone) cut into an elliptical, round or polygonal shape with a flat base and a domed top. A stone cut in this manner is described as being cut 'en cabochon'.

A method of cutting a gemstone without facets that produces a rounded, reflective surface.

A gemstone that is a polished domed shape on the top and flat on the bottom. Opaque gems such as Onyx, and translucent stones such as sapphires that will display an asterism (known as Star Sapphire) are typically cut as cabochons.

A very polished, convex-cut, unfaceted gem.

Relative height of the domed top of a stone

A style of cut stone that is oval in shape with a flat back for setting onto a sheet metal backing. This style is usually used with opaque stones, but sometimes is used with the less expensive transparent gemstones.

an unfaceted stone, usually dome shaped and oval or round.

Shaped stone or bead with a flat base suitable for a mount fitting.

A highly polished cut gemstone, domed but unfaceted

An unfaceted form of cutting where the stone is given a rounded, convex shape and cut high or low for best effect.

a highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem

a convex, oval cut, highly polished gemstone

a domed shape with no facets and a flat bottom

a highly polished, convex-cut, unfaceted gem, we will go into that more

a large stone or glass bead

a polished but not faceted gem, usually round or oval

a polished gemstone with a flat-bottom (or slightly rounded bottom) and a convex or rounded domed top

a polished top stone and has a flat bottom

a single-facted convex-cut gem imbued with amazing magnifying properties

a sleekly polished rounded stone without any facets

a smooth rounded stone with no facets

a smooth, round, unfaceted gemstone cut

a stone (or other material) cut in a manner charachterized by smooth, usually curved surfaces, as opposed to the flat multiple facets found on stones like cut diamonds, etc, which are called facetted stones

a stone ready to be used in jewelry that is rounded and not faceted

a stone that has a rounded, domed surface with no facet s

a stone, which has been cut and polished, usually in an oval or circular shape with a domed top and flat base

Style of cutting a gem where the bottom is flat and the top is rounded and dome like. Resembles an upside down bowl. The shape is usually round or oval. There are no flat spots or edges except on the bottom.

A stone with a smoothly-rounded top found mostly in non-transparent stones like agate and jasper. It takes its name from the French term meaning “like a bald head” which is an accurate description. Some fine quality gems are cut as cabochons (a.k.a. “cabs”) including jadeite, coral, catâ€(tm)s-eye and star gems, precious opals, fire agates, etc.

A polished stone, usually oval with a low dome and a flat back, which can also be various other shapes. Cabochon is french for "polished stone."

A stone that has been cut into a domed shape without facetting. Many times these are round, or oval in shape, but other shapes are common.

is a circular or oval shape with curved top and flat base (simple cabochon) or with upper and lower portions curved (double cabochon).

A stone with a rounded surface, rather than with facets. This style is commonly used with opaque to translucent stones such as opal, jade, and turquoise.

Gem which is cut and polished to have a dome shaped upper surface. Such stones are said to be en cabochon.

Cabochon is derived from the French word caboche meaning knob. The term refers to a stone cut with a smooth highly polished rounded surface with no facets. Usually it is cut from an opaque or translucent stone, (but some emeralds, amethysts and garnets have been cabochon cut), or a stone with a spec...

Any precious stone cut in a convex shape, polished but not faceted. This is one of the oldest and simplest cuts. It's often used on opaque and translucent stones, such as opals, or stones with unusual optical properties, such as chrysoberyl cat's-eyes.

Domed Gemstones or Semi-Precious Stones which are polished and curved.

a stone that is cut in round or oval shape in which the top is rounded and not faceted, such as an opal.

a round or oval stone, cut and polished with one flat side (the back) and one smooth domed side (the front or face). A faceted cabochon is cut with faceted surfaces around the edge of the stone.

Gem or stone without facets that is highly polished and has smooth, rounded edges. (See our How To Cab online guide)

A carved ornament used on furniture of the mid-18th century, especially on the knees of cabriole chair legs. The name comes from that given to rounded, uncut gem stones; the furniture ornament resembles one of these, usually oval-shaped and surrounded by scrolled, leafy carving.

Gems or beads cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted.

Decorative stone which has been carved into a round shape.

A material, usually stone, that has been cut and prepared for mounting. Popular shapes are round and oval. Most are flat on one side.

Any precious or semi-precious stone cut in a convex shape and polished but not faceted.

Cut "en cabochon" means smoothly cut, without facets, into a domed shape. Carat A measure of weight used for gemstones equivalent to 1/5 gram. The carat is divided into one hundred points. For instance, a ¼ carat stone would weight 25 points, or 25 hundredths of a carat, or 0.25 carats.

A highly polished dome-shaped stone with no facets

A gemstone with a smooth, polished surface instead of facets.

Gem cutting style where the stone as a flat bottom and a domed top.

A facet-less style of cutting that produces a smooth surface. They can be in many shapes, including round with high domes to squares.

Highly polished, convex-cut, un-faceted gem.

Facetless cut resulting in curved or semi-circular stone.

Decorative stone that has been carved into a round shape.

A cabochon is a stone that has a rounded, domed polished surface with no facets.

The rounded surface of a cut stone.

Any kind of precious stone, such as sapphire, ruby or emerald, uncut and only polished, generally of a half-spherical shape, mainly used as an ornament of the winding crown (s.) or certain elements of the case.

Popular in the mid C18th, it's a motif or ornament generally carved on the knees of cabriole legs, and comprises of a ball or domed shape, usually with rocaille or foliate surround. The term is also applied to a jewel cut into a domed shape, and was especially popular in the late C19th.

Refers to the dome shape of the stone.

An unfaceted stone with a flat back, typically round or oval.

is a domed gemstone with a highly polished, curved surface and no faceting. Seen often in rings. Most commonly seen as round or oval in shape.

A stone with the upper side polished to a smooth, rounded domed surface with no facets. The back of the stone is flat and unpolished, originally so that the stoneâ€(tm)s structure and size was recognizable. Usually it is cut from an opaque or translucent stone. Stones with special optical effects are also cut “en cabochon” (e.g. opal or tigerâ€(tm)s eye). Usually a cabochon is round or oval.

This refers to a small-domed shape cut of a precious stone in a round, oval, rectangle, triangle, or teardrop shape without any facets. This term has its roots in the French word caboche meaning a knob or small dome.

Oval convex decorative ornament frequently found on knees of cabriole legs.

A stone ground and polished so that the underside is flat and the topside is smooth and domed.

A highly polished, unfaceted gemstone cut into the shape of a small dome.

Shaped stones (usually semi precious or precious) generally with a flat back. Ovals are very common, as are rounds, squares, triangles etc. Also popular are freeform (irregular shaped with a flat back, usually made following the patterns in the stone) and designer cut (stylised cabs, can be quite expensive and can make some of the most popular and artistic jewellery). Cabs can also be made from dichroic glass, glass, wood, bone and shell. Often made into pendants, and smallers cabs are used in earrings, rings and bracelets. If you do wire wrapped jewellery, these are one of the things you will spend hours looking at, looking for - and enjoy doing so. The best place to start is ebay, type in "designer cab*" or "oval cab*" depending on what you're looking for. The * is essential as it allows for all the different spellings and abbreviations of the word. Below are some great cabs found on ebay.

A spherical or domed cut given to gemstones. Cabochon stones are often set into the crowns of watches.

Usually used in reference to a decorative stone set in the watch crown.

A highly polished gemstone with a dome top and no faceting.

Used to indicate a smooth round or oval convex shaped polished gemstone. In watch terminology, it describes a decorative stone set in the watch crown .

A smooth domed stone with a flat back used to set in rings or jewelry.

Piece of semi-precious or precious stone that is cut and polished, but that contains no facets. Often large and oval.

A gemstone cut that creates a dome shape. This cut is often seen in opal, turquoise, and star rubies and sapphires.

Click Here to Search for Jewelry Using this Term Cabochon is a style of cutting a stone without facets, creating a domed surface shape.

A gemstone without facets that has a highly polished and rounded surface with a flat back. Stones normally finished with this technique are opal, moonstone, star ruby and sapphire. Also called a “carbuncle.

A domed gemstone. Highly polished curved surface without faceting.

A cabochon or cabouchon is a gemstone which has been shaped and polished as opposed to facetted. The resulting form is usually a convex top with a flat bottom, although the term is used to mean any deliberate shape that is not facetted. Cutting "en cabochon" is usually applied to opaque gems, while facetting is usually applied to transparent stones.