Costume Jewelry Key Terms

Decorate your vocabulary with costume jewelry key terms

Like fine jewelry, costume jewelry has its own lingo. Key terms discuss the coloring, size, design and type of costume jewelry available. Other words let users know where and how to wear the jewelry piece. Common terms, such as paste, mean something completely different in the discussion of costume jewelry. In the world of manufacturing or distribution, it's important to have a knowledge of costume jewelry key terms so you can decorate your conversation appropriately.

 

Cabochon

Cabochon refers to a round, smooth stone that has been worked and smoothed into a dome shape without facets; it features a flat back. It also can refer to this style of cut, which is en cabochon.
Try: Learn more about the features and details of a cabochon stone from Knowledge Rush.

Diamante

A diamante is a crystal or glass stone that has been faceted to highly reflect light. These stones are cut to closely resemble real gemstones. This stone is much cheaper in comparison to a diamond, but from a distance may not appear much different. This stone is also sometimes called a paste.
Try: Read two diamante definitions from Answers.

En tremblant

This is a style of making costume jewelry in which the design includes a small spring so that it wiggles and trembles when the person wearing it moves. These pieces, known as tremblants, are popular in holiday jewelry.
Try: Mimi.hu discusses en tremblant in terms of brooches and hair jewelry.

Jelly belly

This odd term refers to a pin in the design of an animal. In the middle of the animal pin is a clear or glass stone that represents its "belly."
Try: See more information about jelly belly jewelry from Guyot Brothers. Scroll down to see the jelly belly fish jewelry piece and read the paragraph above it for details.

Pendant

A pendant is a stone or piece of a necklace that hangs from the chain. A pendant is a separate piece that can be bought as a set with the chain or as an individual item.
Try: Look at Wise Geeks for descriptions about types of pendants.

Vermeil

Vermeil is sterling silver jewelry plated with gold. Vermeil is also known as silver gilt or gold wash, and it's a cheaper version of solid gold pieces. Most pieces of costume jewelry in the 1940s were made of vermeil.
Try: All Experts discusses the term vermeil in answering a reader's question.

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