step cut

American  

noun

Jewelry.

1. a cut consisting of a rectangular girdle, often faceted, with two or more tiers of narrow facets running parallel to the girdle on both the crown and the pavilion: used especially in stones in which color is more important than brilliance.

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Other Word Forms

• step-cut adjective

Etymology

Origin of step cut

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Beneath those huts, the excavation team uncovered a step cut into the rock.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2022

That simple step cut the incidence of cholera by more than half, she found.

From Scientific American • Jul. 6, 2011

"What are you firing at, Johns?" inquired the colonel, standing on a step cut in the side of the pit, and leaning his elbows on the parapet.

From Pushed and the Return Push by Nichols, George Herbert Fosdike

A modification of this is known as the "step" cut, sometimes also called the "trap."

From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by Mastin, John

As a final step, cut out the oil sack, which lies just above the tail, proceeding in the manner illustrated in Fig.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences