cushion cut

noun

, Jewelry.

1. a variety of brilliant cut in which the girdle has the form of a square with rounded corners.

Example Sentences

He had the gem reconfigured into an antique cushion cut, which contrasts with the modern setting.

From New York Times

Weindling casually hands over an enormous nine-carat cushion cut diamond ring that would be of such rarity if found naturally that it would auction for $5m or $6m.

From The Guardian

Dressed on this day a bit like one of her sculptures — her electric orange puffer offsetting a dark blue striped duster coat and an earthy brown sweater — and seated in front of the studio’s industrial-scale heater on a metal chair covered with a makeshift cushion cut from slabs of thick purple foam, Shechet answered T’s Artist’s Questionnaire.

From New York Times

After providing what he called “a jewelry education” via a tour of Midtown Manhattan diamond dealers, she helped him settle on a cushion cut with a halo of diamonds and a diamond band, which he tucked in his suitcase.

From New York Times

The Rockets led by 11 in the third quarter, before seeing that cushion cut to two points in the fourth.

From Washington Times