brilliant cut round cut with 57 or 58 facets: 32 crown (upper part) facets, 24 pavilion
(lower part) facets, 1 table facet and sometimes 1 culet at the tip of the stone. the girdle is not counted as a facet. the standard diamond cut.
briolette drop- or pearshaped cut, the surface of the stone is entirely covered with triangular
facets; round or oval cross section; very expensive cut with higher than average waste
bufftop stone with facetted pavilion (lower part) and cabochon
upper part. the convex upper part produces a loupe effect
bullet a form of cabochon with an extremely high, sometimes pointed upper part
bullīs head elongated cut-corner triangel, vaguely resembles a sketched
bullīs head
