| Antique-
a stone with rounded corners |
| Bead-
a piece with a through hole |
| Buff
Top- a stone with a low domed
top |
| Button-
a stone or cluster of stones that
is used in jewelry or fabric |
| Cabochon-
a smooth domed stone |
| Cameo-
a stone with raised engraving |
| Coatings-
a vacuum coating applied to a piece
to add luster or colored effect |
| Cross
Hole Pendant- a pendant with
a hole running side to side |
| Doublet-
a stone with a facetted top and facetted
back |
| High
Cut- a steep domed stone,
facetted or smooth |
| Hot
Fix- an adhesive applied
to the back of a stone to iron on
to fabric |
| Intaglio-
a stone with a recessed engraving |
| Lamp
Stones/Beads- Individually
made pieces by specialized process |
| Matt-
a frosted surface |
| Mesh-
a woven metal banding or sheet with
or without stones |
| Opal-
a milky color glass |
| Pearl-
a bead or stone with an opaque pearlized
coating |
| Pendant-
a piece with a hole at one end |
| Pre-Set-
a stone in a setting |
| Rondelle-
multiple stones set into a metal base
with a through hole |
| Roses-
a facetted top, flat bottom stone |
| Sew-On-
flat back stones with holes
for sewing onto fabric |
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