emerald cut

noun

: a rectangular cut for a gem having a series of parallel facets on each side and at each corner

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Per Vogue, the ring featured an interlocking 2.88-carat diamond and 2.84-carat emerald, both in emerald cuts, and a band comprised of baguette-cut emeralds and diamonds. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 Jackie’s ring included a 2.88-carat diamond and a 2.84-carat emerald that were both emerald cut, per Vogue. Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Lev’s clients have also embraced not only emerald cut diamonds, but emerald cut sapphires in a variety of colors. Ariel Okin, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025 Mollie Good: The classics — like a simple solitaire or an emerald cut — aren’t going anywhere. Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for emerald cut

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emerald cut was in 1926

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“Emerald cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emerald%20cut. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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