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Anything to do with making, designing or appreciating clothing of the prevailing trends.

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pigeon's blood

Fashion; General jewelry

Refers to the most prized color of red in rubies. Pigeon's blood red is thought to be a pure red with a hint of blue. It is associated most with rubies from Burma, though any ruby ...

pleochroism

Fashion; General jewelry

The ability of certain gems to display two or more colors when viewed from different angles. This is a term also used for Dichroism and trichroism.

point

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A gemstone unit weight equal to 1/100 of a carat.

portuguese cut

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The portuguese cut refers to a particular type of faceting where the gem is cut with three rows (simple cut = two rows) of rhomboidal and two rows of triangular facets above the ...

precious (gemstone)

Fashion; General jewelry

Traditionally, the four precious gemstones are diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald. But other gems have also been labelled precious at times, including opal and amethyst. Today, ...