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Lozenge cut

A style of cutting a diamond (or other transparent gemstone) so that the table is in the shape of a lozenge. When each of the four sides is bordered by a sloping trapezoidal facet, or a descending row of such facets, the stone is 'lozenge step cut'.

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