Jewelry Term Definitions – Alphabetical D’s
A little music to relax by while you learn about jewelry terms starting with the letter D.....
Damascene - A process of inlay whereby a soft metal is placed with a harder metal.
Dead Stone - a foil backed rhinestone that has lost it's shininess, usually when water has damaged the backing.
Demi-Parure - Matching set of jewelry including a necklace, earrings, and a pin.
Denim Lapis - A low grade of Lapis Lazuli.
Dentelle - rhinestones cut with 32 or 64 facets.
Diamond - Popular stone measures by 4 Cs - Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat. Extremely hard with a measurement of 10 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness.
Diamante - Another word for rhinestone.
Druze - a layer of crystals that form within a mineral crust.
Duettes - Sets of jewelry, popularized by the Coro and Trifari companies, having clips which attach to a pin base; they can be worn as a single pin or as two clips.
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