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Square cut

A style of cutting a diamond (or other transparent gemstone) so that the table is square, bordered by four long narrow facets that are step cut in the shape of equal isosceles trapezoids. When there are several rows of steps and the corners are chamfered, it is called emerald cut.

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