A cabochon is a convex gem or bead that’s highly polished but not faceted. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Cabochon”
I have a pair of earrings that I only recently figured out how to describe.
They’re cabochons. Do you know this term?
No.
Cabochon. It comes from a Middle French dialectal term that means head.
You know, it’s like cabbage and capital and all those words.
But it’s a gem or a bead cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted.
Okay. Cabochon. C-A-B-I-C-H-O-N?
C-A-B-O-C-H-O-N. Cabochon. Borrowed into English.
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