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Facet

One of the small, ground, plane surface of a cut diamond (or other transparent gemstone). Such facets are of various shapes and sizes, and the many arrangements of the facets depend on the style of cutting the stone.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson