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Lozenge facet

The former name for the 8 lozenge-shaped facets on the crown or the 8 on the pavilion of a brilliant. Former alternative names were Quoin, Templet, and Bezel; but now all such lozenge-shaped facets are each called a kite facet or a main facet.

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