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Table

The large flat surface or central facet at the top of the crown of a diamond (or other transparent gemstone), the sides of which surface are cut at angles depending on whether the table is square, octagonal, oblong, etc. If larger than normal, it is called an 'open table'.

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