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Rondelle

A thin, circular piece of metal or gemstone that is pierced to be strung between beads on a necklace. Sometimes a thin, flat slice of a diamond is so cut and has the edge faceted, resulting in a many-sided shape.

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