A coldworking process in which sections of glass are cut-away from a piece of solid glass using a lapidary wheel. Once finished a symmetrical, gem-like design is revealed, distorting the underlying pattern or image.
a term used to mean that the flat faces of a polyhedral form have been replaced by inverted pyramids. A skeletal model can be considered to be a faceted form. (See also dimpled.)
A stone that has been cut with flat surfaces that are usually symmetrical. In costume jewelry faceted stones can range from high quality, such as Austrian crystal, to inexpensive, such as acrylic stones.